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2014 IPhO Theory Problem 1 PDF

This problem consists of three independent parts about theoretical physics competitions: Part A (3 points) asks the reader to find the interaction force between a small puck and a hollow cylinder when the puck passes the lowest point of its trajectory inside the cylinder. Part B (3 points) provides formulas for the molar heat capacity of an ideal gas in a soap bubble and the frequency of small radial oscillations in the bubble when heated slowly. Part C (3 points) asks the reader to find the maximum current through a switch when it is shorted at the moment the current in two inductive coils reaches its maximum value after an initially charged capacitor begins to discharge.

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2014 IPhO Theory Problem 1 PDF

This problem consists of three independent parts about theoretical physics competitions: Part A (3 points) asks the reader to find the interaction force between a small puck and a hollow cylinder when the puck passes the lowest point of its trajectory inside the cylinder. Part B (3 points) provides formulas for the molar heat capacity of an ideal gas in a soap bubble and the frequency of small radial oscillations in the bubble when heated slowly. Part C (3 points) asks the reader to find the maximum current through a switch when it is shorted at the moment the current in two inductive coils reaches its maximum value after an initially charged capacitor begins to discharge.

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Theoretical competition.

Tuesday, 15 July 2014 1/1


Problem 1 (9 points)
This problem consists of three independent parts.

Part A (3 points)
A small puck of mass is carefully placed onto the inner surface of the
thin hollow thin cylinder of mass and of radius . Initially, the cylinder
rests on the horizontal plane and the puck is located at the height above
the plane as shown in the figure on the left. Find the interaction force
between the puck and the cylinder at the moment when the puck passes
the lowest point of its trajectory. Assume that the friction between the
puck and the inner surface of the cylinder is absent, and the cylinder
moves on the plane without slipping. The free fall acceleration is .

Part B (3 points)
A bubble of radius = 5.00 cm, containing a diatomic ideal gas, has the soap film of thickness =
N
10.0 m and is placed in vacuum. The soap film has the surface tension = 4.00 102 m and the density
g
= 1.10 3 . 1) Find formula for the molar heat capacity of the gas in the bubble for such a process when
cm
the gas is heated so slowly that the bubble remains in a mechanical equilibrium and evaluate it; 2) Find
formula for the frequency of the small radial oscillations of the bubble and evaluate it under the
assumption that the heat capacity of the soap film is much greater than the heat capacity of the gas in the
bubble. Assume that the thermal equilibrium inside the bubble is reached much faster than the period of
oscillations.
Hint: Laplace showed that there is pressure difference between inside and outside of a curved
2
surface, caused by surface tension of the interface between liquid and gas, so that = .

Part C (3 points)
Initially, a switch is unshorted in the circuit shown in the figure on the right, a
capacitor of capacitance 2 carries the electric charge 0 , a capacitor of
capacitance is uncharged, and there are no electric currents in both coils of
inductance and 2, respectively. The capacitor starts to discharge and at the
moment when the current in the coils reaches its maximum value, the switch is
instantly shorted. Find the maximum current max through the switch thereafter.

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