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How big a magnetic field does the LHC require to contain its protons?

In the LHC protons are accelerated to almost the speed of light. They are contained in the circular accelerator by the 1232 superconducting dipole magnets. How strong does the magentic field need to be? If t...
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What are some key differences between sound and light waves?

Sound waves have mass, as they are the longitudinal (along the path of the wave) vibration shockwave of molecule, while light waves do not, as they are the transverse displacement of just energy. Sound waves...
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What is the force on a moving charged particle in a magnetic field, and why is no work done by this force when it accelerates the particle?

A particle with electric charge q , mass m and velocity v in a constant magnetic field B experiences a force due to the field: F = q v X B The ' X ' ( cross-product ) means that the force is always at 90° ( ...
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What does the double slit experiment tell us about light?

Imagine an opaque barrier (no light can get through) with two parallel slits in it, onto which we shine a coherent light source (light of only one wavelength and in phase - a laser, for example, can produce ...
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Show that the orbital period of a satellite is given by T^2=(4pi^2r^3)/(GM) where r is the orbital radius, G is the gravitational constant and M is the mass of the Earth. Then find the orbital radius of a geostationary satellite.

The first part of this question relies on remembering one key principle which is that for a satellite, or any body orbiting in a circle, centripetal force is provided by gravitational force. The rest is simp...
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