The CERN Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland accelerates protons up to a speed corresponding to a Lorentz factor gamma of 3.000e3￼, as measured from a stationary reference frame (http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/cbertulani/cab/papers/7420.pdf). What is the speed of each proton?
A. 0.9996667c.
B. 0.9998333c.
C. 0.9999998889c.
D. 0.9999999444c.
Answer:D
The CERN Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland accelerates protons up to a speed corresponding to a Lorentz factor gamma of 3.000e3￼, as measured from a stationary reference frame (http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/cbertulani/cab/papers/7420.pdf). What is the speed of each proton?
A. 0.9996667c. B. 0.9998333c. C. 0.9999998889c. D. 0.9999999444c.