USAPhO 2012, Полуфинал — Задача 5. Question B1
UNITED STATES PHYSICS TEAM 2012 — Semifinal Exam · 50 т.
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Work Part A first. You have 90 minutes to complete all four problems. Each question is worth 25 points. Do not look at Part B during this time.
After you have completed Part A you may take a break.
Then work Part B. You have 90 minutes to complete both problems. Each question is worth 50 points. Do not look at Part A during this time.
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Условие
A particle of mass moves under a force similar to that of an ideal spring, except that the force repels the particle from the origin:
In simple harmonic motion, the position of the particle as a function of time can be written
Likewise, in the present case we have
for some appropriate functions and .
a. and can be chosen to have the form . What are the two appropriate values of ?
b. Suppose that the particle begins at position and with velocity . What is ?
c. A second, identical particle begins at position with velocity . The second particle becomes closer and closer to the first particle as time goes on. What is ?
Отговори
- a.
- b.
- c.
Решение
a. Newton’s second law gives
As with the case of simple harmonic motion, we solve the differential equation using a trial function, in this case . (This may look a bit ad hoc, but it’s actually quite general; exponentials are essentially the general solution for any linear differential equation.) Then
which implies that .
b. Since the differential equation is linear in , the general solution is a superposition of our two solutions,
which implies
Inserting our initial values,
These equations have solution
and therefore
c. This time our initial values are
with solution
Therefore,
After a long time, the exponentially decaying term will become negligible. Thus, the second particle will approach the first particle if the coefficient of the exponentially growing term matches, so
STOP: Do Not Continue to Part B
If there is still time remaining for Part A, you should review your work for Part A, but do not continue to Part B until instructed by your exam supervisor.
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