IZhO 2023, Теория — Задача 2. Fermi acceleration

XIX International Zhautykov Olympiad/Theoretical Competition · 2 февруари 2023 г. · 10 т.

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THEORETICAL COMPETITION

February 2, 2023

  1. The duration of the theoretical competition is 4 hours. There are three problems.
  2. You can use your own calculator for numerical calculations.
  3. You are provided with Writing sheet and additional white sheets of paper. You can use the additional sheets of paper for drafts of your solutions, but these sheets will not be graded. Your final solutions should be written on the Writing sheets. Please use as little text as possible. You should mostly use equations, numbers, figures, and plots.
  4. Use only the front side of Writing sheets**.** Write only inside the boxed areas.
  5. Start putting down your solution to each problem on a new Writing sheet.
  6. Fill in the boxes at the top of each Writing sheet with your country (Country), your student code (Student Code), problem number (Question Number), the progressive number of each Writing sheet (Page Number), and the total number of Writing sheets used (Total Number of Pages). If you use some blank Writing sheets for notes that you do not wish to be graded, put a large X across the entire sheet and do not include it in your numbering.
SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF THE THEORETICAL COMPETITION

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Условие

Cosmic rays contain extremely high energy particles. A possible mechanism for the appearance of such particles is called Fermi acceleration.

Fermi acceleration is a stochastical mechanism for the acceleration that charged particles experience when they are repeatedly reflected, usually by magnetic mirrors. In this problem, we consider the main ideas underlying this paradoxical, at first glance, phenomenon.

Why are there more oncoming cars than overtaking cars?

On a motorway with three lanes A, B, C, cars move at a constant speed in one direction: along the central lane B, a car moves at a speed of v=90 km/hv = 90\ \mathrm{km/h}; cars move along lane A at speeds v−Δv=80 km/hv - \Delta v = 80\ \mathrm{km/h}; cars move along lane C at speeds v+Δv==100 km/hv + \Delta v == 100\ \mathrm{km/h}. The distance between cars is the same on each of lanes A and C, the number of cars per unit of lane length for each of them is n=5.0 km−1n = 5.0\ \mathrm{km^{-1}}.

Consider the car moving in lane B.

Three lanes drawn from top to bottom as C, B, A separated by two horizontal lines; in lane C three cars move to the right with velocity arrows labelled v + Δv; in lane B one car moves to the right with arrow v; in lane A three cars move to the right with arrows labelled v − Δv.
The same three lanes C, B, A: in lanes C and A three cars each move to the right with arrows v + Δv and v − Δv; in lane B a single car at the right moves to the left with the arrow v pointing left.

2.1 Calculate how many cars N1N_1 in lane A overtake the car B within the time period of t=1.0 mint = 1.0\ \mathrm{min}, as well as the time τ1\tau_1 between two consecutive overtakes.

2.2 Calculate how many cars N2N_2 in lane C overtake the car in lane B within the time period of t=1.0 mint = 1.0\ \mathrm{min}, as well as the time τ2\tau_2 between two consecutive overtakes.

Now let the car move in lane B towards the cars moving in lanes A and C. The speeds of all cars and their density on each lane remain the same.

2.3 Calculate the number of cars N3N_3 in lane A and N4N_4 in lane C that the car B encounters within the time period of t=1.0 mint = 1.0\ \mathrm{min}, as well as the corresponding times τ3\tau_3 and τ4\tau_4 between two consecutive encounters.

Elastic collision

In this part, we consider the classical problem of elastic collision of two bodies. The main purpose of this consideration is to determine the conditions under which the kinetic energy of one of the selected bodies increases as a result of the collision.

Two elastic balls, whose masses are equal to m1m_1 and m2m_2, respectively, move along the axis xx. The speed of the first ball before the collision is v1v_1, whereas the speed of the second is v2v_2. Let us denote the speeds of the balls after an absolutely elastic central collision as u1u_1 and u2u_2, respectively. The speeds of the balls should be understood as the projections of their velocities on the xx axis, therefore, they can be both positive and/or negative.

Two rows along an x axis: in the upper row a small ball m1 with velocity arrow v1 and a larger ball m2 with velocity arrow v2, both pointing right; in the lower row the same balls m1 and m2 with velocity arrows u1 and u2 pointing right.

2.4 Express the velocities of the balls u1u_1 and u2u_2 after the collision in terms of their velocities before the collision v1v_1 and v2v_2, as well as their masses.

Let us denote the ratio of the ball masses as μ=m2m1\mu = \frac{m_2}{m_1}, the ratio of the speeds of the first ball after and before the collision as η1=u1v1\eta_1 = \frac{u_1}{v_1} and the ratio of the velocities of the balls before the collision as η2=v2v1\eta_2 = \frac{v_2}{v_1}. For definiteness, consider that v1>0v_1 > 0.

2.5 Draw a set of graphs that represents the dependence of the parameter η1\eta_1 on the parameter η2\eta_2 for all characteristic values of the ball mass ratios μ\mu.

2.6 Find the relation between the parameters η2\eta_2 and μ\mu, at which the first ball increases its energy as a result of the collision.

2.7 Consider the case of a light ball colliding with a heavy one such that m2≫m1m_2 \gg m_1. In this limiting case, find the speed of the first ball u~1\tilde{u}_1 after the collision and determine the range of velocities η2\eta_2 of the heavy ball before the collision, at which the energy of the light ball increases as a result of the collision.

The simplest Fermi acceleration model

A massive plate, located perpendicular to the xx axis, performs harmonic oscillations in the direction of the xx axis. The oscillation amplitude is AA with the period being TT. Light balls move with equal speeds uu in the direction of the plate along the xx axis such that the times of ball arrivals to the still plate are randomly and uniformly distributed.

A vertical plate crossing the horizontal x axis, with a small double arrow above it marked A (the oscillation amplitude); to the right four balls on arrows labelled u move to the left, towards the plate.
Graph of x versus t with levels A and −A and times T and 2T marked: a dotted cosine curve starting at A, and a solid piecewise-linear zigzag between A and −A with the same period approximating it.

2.8 Express the maximum speed of the plate V0V_0 in terms of the amplitude and period of its oscillations.

2.9 Calculate the fraction φ\varphi of incident balls that are to increase their kinetic energy after the collision. Express your answer in terms of uu and V0V_0. For a numerical estimate, consider the following two cases separately: a) u=1.5V0u = 1.5V_0; b) u=0.50V0u = 0.50V_0.

Let us approximate the harmonic law of the plate motion by a piecewise linear function, see the figure below, i.e. assume that the modulus of the plate speed remains constant at the same values of the amplitude and period of oscillations.

2.10 Express the value of the plate speed modulus VV in terms of the amplitude and period of its oscillations.

2.11 Calculate how many times ε=EE0\varepsilon = \frac{E}{E_0} the average energy of the incident balls changes, where E0E_0 is the kinetic energy of the balls before the collision, and EE symbolizes the average energy of the balls after the collision with the oscillating plate. For a numerical estimate, consider the following two cases separately: a) u=1.5Vu = 1.5V ; b) u=0.50Vu = 0.50V .

Отговори

Решение

Mathematical hints for the theoretical problems

The following formulas may be useful:

∫xndx=xn+1n+1+C\displaystyle\int x^n dx = \frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1} + C, where n≠−1n \neq -1 is a fixed number, CC refers to an arbitrary constant;

∫dxx=ln⁡∣x∣+C\displaystyle\int \frac{dx}{x} = \ln|x| + C, where CC stands for an arbitrary constant;

∫dx(x2+a2)3/2=xa2(x2+a2)3/2+C\displaystyle\int \frac{dx}{(x^2 + a^2)^{3/2}} = \frac{x}{a^2(x^2 + a^2)^{3/2}} + C, where a,Ca, C stand for arbitrary constants;

(1+x)γ≈1+γx+γ(γ−1)2x2\displaystyle(1 + x)^{\gamma} \approx 1 + \gamma x + \frac{\gamma(\gamma - 1)}{2}x^2, for ∣x∣≪1|x| \ll 1 and arbitrary γ\gamma;

ln⁡(1+x)≈x\ln(1 + x) \approx x, for ∣x∣≪1|x| \ll 1.


Оригинал в Архива: IZhO 2023 PhysTheory_eng.pdf · официални решения: IZhO-2023-Theory_multi_sol.pdf