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Chapter 27 Problem 27.91

Question

A Cycloidal Path. A particle with mass m and positive charge q starts from rest at the origin shown in Fig. P27.91. There is a uniform electric field \(\overrightarrow{\boldsymbol{E}}\) in the \(+y \text {-direction }\) and a uniform magnetic field \(\overrightarrow{\boldsymbol{B}}\) directed out of the page. It is shown in more advanced books that the path is a cycloid whose radius of curvature at the top points is twice the y-coordinate at that level.

(a) Explain why the path has this general shape and why it is repetitive.

(b) Prove that the speed at any point is equal to \(\sqrt{2 q E y / m}\) (Hint: Use energy conservation.)

(c) Applying Newton’s second law at the top point and taking as given that the radius of curvature here equals 2y, prove that the speed at this point is 2E/B.

Solution

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Given an infinite network of resistors  and  arranged as shown in figure.

           

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Title Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young; Roger A. Freedman; A. Lewis Ford
ISBN 9780321696861

A Cycloidal Path. A particle with mass m and positive

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