Classical Mechanics Homework Assignment #12, due by 6 pm Thursday November 10 to Krishna’s office Lab 2 3255 (note that campus is closed on Fri. Nov. 11 in honor of Veteran’s Day). All problems from Taylor except as indicated.

1. 8.7
2. 8.9
3. 8.18
4. 8.20
5. 8.29
6. 8.30

Notes

• 8.29 seems unphysical, and perhaps in the given context it is. However, radioactive decay can result in the sudden loss of one charged particle (proton) from a nucleus, which amounts (classically) to the same problem.