Energy and Momentum

Practice Questions

GRE Subject Test: Physics › Energy and Momentum

Questions
6
1

A relativistic particle of mass m has a total energy 37 times its rest energy. What is the momentum of the particle, in units of mc?

2

A particle in an accelerator has a total energy and a relativistic momentum . What is the rest mass of the particle, in units of ?

3

The relativistic momentum of a particle with mass is . What is the total energy of the particle, given in units of the rest mass energy ?

4

The rest mass energy of a particle with mass is one quarter of its total energy . What is the of the particle's momentum, in units of ?

5

A particle of mass m traveling at a relativistic speed has a momentum of 50 mc. What is the total energy E of the particle, expressed in units of the rest mass energy Eo?

6

A scientist measures the spectrum of relativistic jet emitted from a black hole. He finds that the a particular spectral line, which has a stationary wavelength of 212.5 nm, has a Doppler shifted wavelength of 643.7 nm. What is the radial velocity of the relativistic jet?

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