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Hello guys! I've been learning how to estimate half life using Schrodinger's time-independent wave equation. In class, we divided the energy barrier into five smaller segments just like this webpage http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Nuclear/alpdet.html#c1 I was wondering if we could...

Homework Statement The nucleus dysprosium-160 (containing 160 nucleons) acts like a spinning object with quantized angular momentum, L2 = l(l + 1) * h_bar2, and for this nucleus it turns out that l must be an even integer (0, 2, 4...). When a Dy-160 nucleus drops from the l = 2 state to the l =...

mv^2/r ... and v increases, which means there is a greater centripetal force at 4. Whoops! Looks like I messed up on this one :/ Thanks guys!

Ahh, that makes a lot more sense. So for problem 1, since they are asking about the normal component of force, would that be the same at points 3 and 4 since the path is circular and the normal component of force would be the same at both points? And for problem 2, the least force would be at...

Homework Statement http://imgur.com/WeZ2lSS If the image isn't clear, this is what it states: The speed of a particle of mass m increases at a constant rate as it moves along the path shown from location 1 to 2 and so on. The particle's speed is much less than c, the speed of light...