Acceleration Definition and 1000 Threads

  1. Q

    Electron in constant acceleration

    If I throw the electron from electron gun with some acceleration .Will it maintain it's constant acceleration? If yes then it radiates photons from where will the electron gets energy to constantly radiate photon? If not then why?
  2. A

    I Calculating Velocity of a Ball in a Black Hole's Sphere of Influence

    Warning: I'm a freshman chemistry student. My math skills are elementary at best. Image a ball in deep space. A baseball sounds nice. Assume this ball had no initial velocity but suddenly finds itself caught in the sphere of influence of a massive body. A black hole sounds fun. The ball begins...
  3. J

    Calculate the acceleration of each mass at the instant the thread snaps

    Homework Statement A piece of lead of mass 1.5 kg is suspended from a light spring. A copper sphere of mass 2.5 kg is suspended by keans of a thread as attatched to the lead. The thread is then burnt. Calculate the acceleration of each mass at the instant the thread snaps Homework Equations...
  4. H

    Effect of time on the acceleration of an object initially at rest?

    Hello, I recently bought a Dyson vacuum and have been excitedly vacuuming my floors way more than I need to! I have been doing some thinking as well on the matter (yes, vacuuming) and have a physics problem/question. It has been a long time since I studied physics, so I am not equipped to...
  5. gneill

    I Colliding black holes: when will linear acceleration end?

    I was musing about black hole mergers and what an observer might see for a particularly simple (i.e. blatantly contrived) scenario. Suppose that there are two (non rotating, un-charged, bog standard) black holes of dissimilar masses heading for a head-on collision. They will accelerate towards...
  6. M

    Requesting help with centripetal acceleration homework

    Homework Statement A hockey puck of mass m = 80 g is attached to a string that passes through a hole in the center of a table, as shown in the figure below. The hockey puck moves in a circle of radius r = 1.10 m. Tied to the other end of the string, and hanging vertically beneath the table, is...
  7. John McAndrew

    Acceleration of mass depends upon K and L of a spring?

    I have a question that appears elementary, but bizarre in its conclusion: A mass ##M## is accelerated by a spring of length ##L##, wave-speed ##v_p##, spring-constant ##K## and a constant force ##F## at the other end. As ##K## increases, the extension of the spring ##dx## decreases as does the...
  8. C

    Tension force and acceleration Problem

    Homework Statement A block on an inclined surface is connected to another block that is hanging over the top edge of the incline, (as shown in the attached diagram). The system is moving in such a way that block B (mass = 3.0kg) is moving downwards, as block A slides up the ramp. The...
  9. I

    Does greater acceleration result in more work done?

    Work W done by moving the object with force F for distance s is W = Fs. When I move the same object the same distance but with twice the acceleration, does the work done gets also doubled? By F=ma, doubling the acceleration yields m*2*a = 2F -> 2Fs = 2W. I've mostly read, that if I want to...
  10. C

    Circular Constant Acceleration Formula

    A constant tangential force of magnitude 12N is applied to the rim of a stationary, uniform circular flywheel of mass 100kg and radius 0.5m. Find the speed at which the flywheel is rotating after it has completed 25 revolutions? I know that this can be done using work-energy. But since a...
  11. B

    I Acceleration vs Gravity in General Relativity

    Hi, It is usually claimed that a person in an accelerating elevator with an acceleration equals to the gravity of the earth; this person cannot make any experiment that makes him know whether he is in the elevator or on the surface of earth. However, if this person project two light beams...
  12. M

    B Special Relativity & Acceleration: Unequal Inertial Frames

    Given that one or both inertial frames must have been subject to acceleration at some point; resulting in an imbalance of application between the two inertial frames, why does the consequential effect of general relativity not feature in calculations. Surely, as such, neither observer's...
  13. D

    Acceleration forces acting on an elliptical mirror

    Hi all, I need to bond the back surface of an elliptical mirror (75mm major diameter and 37.5mm minor diameter) onto a voice-coil actuated mirror mount that is going to be operating at 500 Hz and has an adjustment range of +-1.5 degrees. I need to determine the g-force likely to be acting on...
  14. J

    Acceleration of a particle on a parabola

    Homework Statement A particle moves along a parabola on the x-y plane with equation ##y^{2}=2px## with constant speed ##1000m/s##.What is the magnitude of its acceleration? Homework Equations Parametric equations ##\vec{r}=(b^{2}t^{2}/(2p),bt)##. The Attempt at a Solution...
  15. mikelison womack

    How do you find the magnitude of acceleration?

    Homework Statement . If F = 4.0 N and m = 2.0 kg, what is the magnitude a of the acceleration for the block shown below? The surface is frictionless. Homework Equations F=MA +/- Mg The Attempt at a Solution 19.6[/B]
  16. neon495

    How to find the aceleración and the rope forcé Fs?

    << Note -- formatting fixed up by a Mentor >> 1. Homework Statement Please see the attached image for the problem statement. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution [/B] I uses the formula Fs = Fg1 +Fg2 + Ft1 + Ft2 I asumed the acceleration is equal to (F1+F2)/ m (4,9+19,6)/3 = 4,9ms^-2...
  17. A

    Speed of ball vs Acceleration of the ball?

    Homework Statement Homework Equations v = s/t a = v/t The Attempt at a Solution My thinking was that through this small distance of air since velocity would increase due to the change in position changing at an increasing rate and thus since velocity is increasing then obviously...
  18. james digel

    Question: How do I determine instantaneous acceleration using given data points?

    Homework Statement A. Calculating instantaneous acceleration using formula: 1. According to ‘Table II’ data below: i. t=5 ii. t=15 iii. t=25 iv. t=35 v. t=45 Homework Equations The Attempt at a...
  19. A

    Acceleration on an inclined plane

    Homework Statement The question says "A block of mass 4kg on a friction less inclined plane at angle of 30° is connected by a cord over massless friction less pulley to a second block of mass 2.3kg hanging vertically. What is the magnitude of acceleration of each block." Given m1 = 4 kg m2 =...
  20. F

    I Chain Rule and acceleration as a function of two variables

    Hello Forum, When the force ##F## and its resulting acceleration ##a## have the most general form, the acceleration can depend on the position ##x##, time ##t## and speed ##v##. Newton's second law is given by ## \frac {d^2x}{d^2t}= a(x,t,v)##. When the acceleration is only a function of...
  21. J

    Is Hooke's law related to the time-squared rate of acceleration?

    Is there a connection between the inverse square law of gravity and the time-squared rate that bodies fall (i.e. (32ft/second)/second))?
  22. G

    Radio Frequency Acceleration in Particle Accelerators

    So, I've been really interested in Particle Physics since 6th grade when I did a project on particle accelerators. I understand most of it, except for one thing, the radio frequency cavities which are used for acceleration. I just want to ask, how do the Superconducting Radio Frequency Cavities...
  23. J

    Rank the four objects from fastest to slowest

    Homework Statement Rank the four objects (1kg solid sphere, 1kg hollow sphere, 2kg solid sphere and 1kg hoop) from fastest down the ramp to slowest. (Please see the attached screenshot for more details.) Homework Equations KE_rot = 1/2Iw^2 (where omega = w) The Attempt at a Solution Since we...
  24. L

    Effective acceleration due to gravity in non-inertial frame

    Take some sort of system accelerating with respect to an inertial reference frame: let's take a spherical mass on the end of a string forming a simple pendulum with the ceiling of a car, and allow that car to accelerate uniformly. Could someone share with me how they interpret the concept of a...
  25. F

    The change in magnitude of centripetal acceleration

    When an object (e.g. racecar) moves around in circles with constant tangential velocity, constant centripetal acceleration is present. What happens to the centripetal acceleration when the racecar is at rest, then increases its speed? I know that the tangential velocity increases due to the...
  26. jack action

    Insights When Vehicle Power Dictates Acceleration - Comments

    Greg Bernhardt submitted a new blog post When Vehicle Power Dictates Acceleration Continue reading the Original Blog Post.
  27. J

    How to find the acceleration due to gravity inside a planet?

    Consider a spherical planet of uniform density ρ. The distance from the planet's center to its surface (i.e., the planet's radius) is R. An object is located a distance R from the center of the planet, where R < Rp. (The object is located inside of the planet.) 1) Find an expression for the...
  28. Alexanddros81

    Given an acceleration figure calculate speed and distance

    Homework Statement Serway Physics Chapter 2 19. A particle starts from rest and accelerates as shown in Figure P2.19. Determine (a) the particle's speed at t = 10.0s and at t = 20.0s and (b) the distance traveled in the first 20.0s Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I am...
  29. SavannahN

    Do I need to consider mass in the equations?

    Homework Statement a. At launch a rocket ship has a mass M. When it is launched from rest, it takes a time interval t1 to reach speed v1; at t = t2, its speed is v2. What is the average acceleration of the rocket (i) from the start to t1 and (ii) between t1 and t2? For now, I am taking...
  30. Ahmed Ayman

    Mechanics problem with two masses, a pulley and friction

    Can anyone please explain to me how can I calculate the "Tension" and "acceleration" of M in this question interms of M,m1,m2 and g? I can't understand how M has an acceleration or why M is involved in the calculation of the tension my solution was that acc of M is zero and Tension = m1g x...
  31. Daharen

    A How Long To 'FreeFall' Into TON 618 From ISCO

    So I'm trying to help someone get an idea of the 'scale' of some of the most massive black holes, but, I'm at best a laymen when it comes to this stuff. Because ISCO for a non-rotating black hole is just 3 times it's radius, and I can calculate apparent arc radius from ISCO, I could tell them...
  32. M

    Transverse acceleration in polar coordinates

    Homework Statement [/B] A particle is moving along a curve described by ##p(t) = Re^{\omega t}## and ##\varphi (t) = \omega t##. What is the particles transverse acceleration? Homework Equations [/B] None The Attempt at a Solution [/B] The position vector is ##Re^{\omega t} \vec{e_p}##...
  33. S

    Calculating tensions and acceleration

    Homework Statement A mass M1 is sliding across a table with coefficient of kinetic friction μk. A string is tied to this mass and runs over a pulley, drops vertically and is tied to another mass M2 which is falling. The pulley is connected to the table by a support. The pulley is a solid...
  34. H

    Maximum speed and magnitude of the acceleration of a spring?

    Homework Statement If a midpoint of a guitar string executes simple harmonic motion following the form x(t)=Asin(wt+φ), and its angular frequency is ω = 2.76 × 103 s−1 and A=1.60mm. What is then its maximum speed of the string during this motion? And what is the maximum magnitude of the...
  35. vysqn

    Acceleration of a car and jet plane problem

    As we know, POWER is what accelerate a car, FORCE itself doesn't accelerate a car, if FORCE cousing movement it change into work, and work over time = POWER. The FORCE from jet engine pushes a plane forward. But as we know (or I'am wrong) FORCE don't push enything, only POWER couses...
  36. M

    Direction of acceleration of an incline

    Object with mass ##m## is sliding down a sloped (incline = ##\alpha##) object of mass ##M##. The coefficient of kinetic friction acting between ##m## and ##M## is ##\mu##. There is no friction between object ##M## and the ground. In the drawing above, the red vectors above are the forces acting...
  37. Alexanddros81

    Use the data to construct a graph etc.

    Homework Statement Serway Physics Section 2.4 Acceleration (a) Use the data in Problem 5 to construct a smooth graph of position versus time. (b) By constructing tangents to the x(t) curve, find the instantaneous velocity of the car at several instants. (c) Plot the instantaneous velocity...
  38. Alexanddros81

    How to Determine Acceleration from a Velocity-Time Graph?

    Homework Statement Serway Physics Section 2.4 Acceleration 17. Figure P2.17 shows a graph of ##v_x## versus t for the motion of a motorcyclist as he starts from rest and moves along the road in a straight line. (a) Find the average acceleration for the time interval t = 0 to t = 6.00 s. (b)...
  39. T

    Why is force vector F but acceleration vector a not A?

    Is there some rule or standard that determines whether we define a vector with upper or lower case? I have not been told of any particular rule but it seems with velocity and acceleration they are lower case but force has always been upper case from what I've been reading so far. Is there a...
  40. S

    Force and acceleration of a rocket

    Homework Statement A rocket, total mass 1.00 × 10^4 kg, is launched vertically; eighty per cent of the mass being fuel. At ignition, time t = 0, the thrust equals the weight of the rocket. The ejected exhaust gases have a speed of 9.00 × 10^2 ms ^–1. Assuming the rate of fuel consumption and...
  41. Alexanddros81

    A child rolls a marble....Plot graphs etc.

    Homework Statement Serway Physics Section 2.4 Accerleration 16. A child rolls a marble on a bent track that is 100 cm long as shown in Figure P2.16. We use x to represent the position of the marble along the track. On the horizontal sections from x=0 to x=20 cm and from x=40 cm to x=60 cm, the...
  42. Alexanddros81

    Velocity-time graph given. Plot acceleration vs time etc.

    Homework Statement Serway Physics Section 2.4 Acceleration 15. A velocity-time graph for an object moving along the x-axis is shown in Figure P2.15. (a) Plot a graph of the acceleration versus time. Determine the average acceleration of the object (b) in the time interval t=5.00 s to t=15.0 s...
  43. Alexanddros81

    A ball bounces off a brick wall, Find the average acceleration

    Homework Statement Serway Physics Section 2.4 Acceleration 14. A 50.0-g Super Ball traveling at 25.0 m/s bounces off a brick wall and rebounds at 22.0 m/s. A high-speed camera records this event. If the ball is in contact with the wall for 3.50 ms, what is the magnitude of the average...
  44. YMMMA

    What is the magnitude of acceleration?

    Homework Statement Objects X and Y, shown below, are released fronm rest in outer space. The only force acting on the objects is their mutual gravitational attraction. The mass of X is one-half that of Y. With respect to the original rest frame, the magnitude of the acceleration of X is (A)...
  45. universal2013

    I Force problem - how the force interacts with time

    Hello there, i have a confusion about the force concept itself because when i look dimensionaly i see that N = kg.m/s^2 but i do not understand how the force interacts with time. Is it just about where the object and what is the net force on it due to a reference frame at that moment ? Or...
  46. M

    X and Y components of velocity and acceleration vectors

    Homework Statement (Translating from a Polish high school textbook, so if anything is unclear please let me know). An object moves on a trajectory described by the parabola ##y=\frac{1}{2\lambda}x^2## such that the ##x## component of its velocity is constant and equal to ##v_0##. The...
  47. J

    What is the magnitude of the acceleration of cylinder's com?

    Homework Statement In the figure below, a constant horizontal force app of magnitude 18 N is applied to a uniform solid cylinder by fishing line wrapped around the cylinder. The mass of the cylinder is 19 kg, its radius is 0.11 m, and the cylinder rolls smoothly on the horizontal surface. (a)...
  48. D

    Problem with Coriolis Acceleration

    Homework Statement Find the magnitude in g's of the Coriolis acceleration due to the Earth's rotation of a plane flying 600 mph due north over the location of latitude (37˚13'04"N), longitude (121˚50'39"W), at an elevation of 80 meters above mean sea level. Homework Equations aCor = 2Ω × vxy...
  49. R

    Integral of Acceleration with respect to time

    Homework Statement Acceleration is defined as the second derivative of position with respect to time: a = d2x/dt2. Integrate this equation with respect to time to show that position can be expressed as x(t) = 0.5at2+v0t+x0, where v0 and x0 are the initial position and velocity (i.e., the...
  50. A

    Rotational Motion: Average angular acceleration of a CD

    Homework Statement "A compact disc (CD) stores music in a coded pattern of tiny pits 10−7m deep. The pits are arranged in a track that spirals outward toward the rim of the disc; the inner and outer radii of this spiral are 25.0 mm and 58.0 mm, respectively. As the disc spins inside a CD...
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