Assuming you exclude the runaway solution in Prob. 11.19, calculate

(a) The work done by the external force,

(b) The final kinetic energy (assume the initial kinetic energy was zero),

(c) The total energy radiated.

Check that energy is conserved in this process.

Short Answer

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(a) The work done by an external force is .

Wext=F2mT22+tT+t2+t2e-T/t

(b) The final kinetic energy is Kf=F2T22m.

(c) The total energy radiated is Wrad=tF2m2T-t+te-Tt.

Step by step solution

01

Expression for the velocity of a particle:

Write the expression for the velocity of a particle.

v(t)=Fmt+t-te(t-T)t …… (1)

Here, F is the external force, m is the mass, and t is the time.

02

Determine the work done by an external force

(a)

Write the expression for work done by an external force.

Wext=F.dxWext=0Tv?(t).dt

Substitute the value of v ( t ) in the above expression.

Wext=F0TFmt+t'-t'e(t-t')t.dtWext=F2m0Ttdt+t0Tdt-te-T/t0tet/tdtWext=F2mt22+tt-te-T/t'tet/t'0T

On further solving,

Wext=F2mT22+tT-t2e-T/t(eT/t-1)Wext=F2mT22+tT-t2+t2e-T/t

Therefore, the work done by an external force is Wext=F2mT22+tT-t2+t2e-T/t.

03

Determine the final kinetic energy:

(b)

Write the expression for final kinetic energy.

Kf=12mvf2 …… (2)

Here, vfis the final kinetic energy.

Substitute t = T in equation (1) to calculate the final kinetic energy.

v(t)=FmT+t-te(T-T)Tvf=FmT

Substitute the value of vfin equation (2).

Kf=12FmT2Kf=F2T22m

Therefore, the final kinetic energy is Kf=F2T22m.

04

Determine the total energy radiated and check the conservation of energy in the process:

(c)

Write the expression for the total energy radiated.

Wrad=P.dt …… (3)

Using the Larmor formula, the value of P is given as:

p=μ0q2a26πc

Here, a is the acceleration of the particle.

Write the expression for an acceleration of a particle.

a(t)=Fm1-e_T/t(t<0)Fm1-e(t-T)t(0<t<T)

Substitute all the value of P in equation (3).

Wrad=μ0q26πcF2m2(1-e-T/t)2-0e2t/tdt+0T1-e(t-T)t2dtWrad=tF2m2(1-e-T/t)t2e2t/t-0+0Tdt-2e-T/t0Tee/edt+e-2t/t0Teet/tdtWrad=tF2m2t2(1-e-T/t)2+T-2e-T/t(tee/e)0T+ee-2t/tt2ee2t/t0TWrad=tF2m2T-t+te-Tt

Energy conservation requires that the work done by an external force equal to the sum of the final kinetic energy and the radiated energy. Hence,

Kf+Wrad=f2T22m+tF2m2T-t+te-TtKf+Wrad=F2m12T2+tT-t2+t2e-TtWext=F2m12T2+tT-t2+t2e-Tt

Therefore, the total energy radiated is Wrad=tF2m2T-t+te-Tt.

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