Electricity and Magnetism · Problem 5.17

THE MAGNETIC FIELD — Edward Purcell & David Morin

Physics — E&M · reversing-the-motion

Problem

Reversing the motion * A proton moves in along the xx axis toward the origin at a velocity vx=−c/2v_x = -c/2. At the origin it collides with a massive nucleus, rebounds elastically, and moves outward on the xx axis with nearly the same speed. Make a sketch showing approximately how the electric field of which the proton is the source looks at an instant 10−1010^{-10} s after the proton reaches the origin.

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