Consider a relativistic air track on which two identical

Chapter 29, Problem 92

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Consider a relativistic air track on which two identical air carts undergo a completely inelastic collision. One cart is initially at rest; the other has an initial speed of 0.650c. (a) In classical physics, the speed of the carts after the collision would be 0.325c. Do you expect the nal speed in this relativistic collision to be greater than or less than 0.325c? Explain. (b)Use relativisticmomentum conservation to nd the speed of the carts after they collide and stick together.

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