Classical Mechanics
Classical Mechanics
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781891389221
Author: John R. Taylor
Publisher: University Science Books
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.53P

(a)

To determine

To prove electron’s kinetic energy in a circular orbit around a fixed proton is equal to negative half times its potential energy.

(b)

To determine

The expression for total energy of the three particle system in general.

(c)

To determine

The values of all five terms and the total energy long before and long after the collision occurs, the kinetic energy of the electron 1 after collision.

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