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CHENNAI MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE CLASSICAL MECHANICS I PROBLEM SHEET III 27th August 2012 date due 3rd September 2012 11. An electron moving with an intital velocity enters an electric field E(t)ˆ1 with a velocity V0 ˆ1 . The acceleration is given by ~a = eE(t)ˆ1 /m, where m is the mass of the electron. The magnitude of the electric field is given by E(t) = 0 for t < 0 ; E(t) = E(t) = E0 t for 0 < t < τ ; τ E0 (t − τ ) for τ < t < 2 τ ; τ and so on i.e. E(t + τ ) = E(t) for t > 0 Find the distance travelled in time nτ , n being an integer.. 12. Consider a damped harmonic oscillator described by ( with k > λ/2 ) dx d2 x +λ + kx = 0 2 dt dt with x(t = 0) = A and dx | = 0. Calclate the average value of the total dt t=0 energy < E >nT over a cycle nT ≤ t ≤ (n + 1)T , after n cycles.( You can leave the answer in terms of an integral over time) T is the time period. Use the result to show m < E >nT = < E >0 e−2γnT for γ << ( k 1/2 ) m where γ = λ/(2m). 13. Find the equilibrium position and the frequency of small oscillations of a particle of mass m about the equilibrium position for the potential V (x) = − where a, b are positive constants. 1 a b + x6 x12 14. The Seismograph: This instrument is used in recording disturbances within the earth, such as those created in earthquakes. The instrument is a spring mass system with a resistance term proportional to the velocity. See figure Let y(t) be the displacement of the platform with respect O, origin in an inertial frame. x(t) is the displacement of the mass m with respect to the platform. If y(t) = A cos(Ωt) show that x(t) = Acos(Ωt + φ)Ω2 mg +L+ 2 2 2 k ω 2 ([(1 − Ωω2 )2 + 4γω4Ω ])1/2 where 2γΩ − ω2 L, k is the natural length of the spring ( massless) and the spring constant respectively , ω 2 = k/m. If the spring is soft tan(φ) = Ω2 ω → 0 Ω , show that when γ/Ω << 1 2 x(t) = mg + L Acos(Ωt + φ) k Thus mg ∝ A k the amplitude of the forced oscillation which is what the Seismograph measures.. Further if Ωω >> 1, η ∝ AΩ2 which measures the acceleration fo the platform. Thsi is the principle of the accelerometers used in aircrafts. η = x(t) − L − 15. Consider a mass m moving under a simple harmonic force ( force constant k = mω 2 ) with dry friction ( Force of friction = Normal reaction X coeffficient of friction ). Taking the normal reaction as mg and µ as the coefficient of friction discuss the motion. Assume an initial state at t = 0 as (0) = 0. Consider A in the range 0.5µ mg/k to 2.5µ mg/k. x(0) = A ; dx dt 3