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The linear accelerator at Stanford University (SLAC) is 2.00 mileslong and is used to accelerate electrons. If an electron isaccelerated to 0.999995c, then

a. What is the length of the accelerator in the electron’s frame ofreference?

b. What is the total energy of the electron (the rest mass energyof the electron is 0.511 MeV) in the accelerator’s frame?

c. What is the momentum of the electron in the accelerator’s frame?

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
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ISBN: 9780321625922

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