= Paper 4
{scope}

https://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/undergrad/pastpapers/files/2022/paperia_4_2022.pdf

= 1E
{parent=Paper 4}
{scope}
{title2=Numbers and Sets}

= Solution
{parent=1E}

Suppose there were only finitely many <prime numbers> congruent to $2$ modulo $3$, and list them as $p_1,\ldots,p_k$. Consider
$$
N=3p_1\cdots p_k-1.
$$
No $p_i$ divides $N$, and $3$ does not divide $N$. In the <prime factorization> of $N$, not every prime factor can be congruent to $1$ modulo $3$, since their product would then also be congruent to $1$, whereas
$$
N\equiv2\pmod3.
$$
Thus some prime factor is congruent to $2$ modulo $3$, contradicting the completeness of the list. Hence
$$
\boxed{\text{there are infinitely many primes of the form }3n+2}.
$$

Now let $p$ be prime. If $p\ne3$, then either $p=2$, giving
$$
2p^2+1=9,
$$
or $p$ is not divisible by $3$, so $p^2\equiv1\pmod3$. In the latter case
$$
2p^2+1\equiv0\pmod3
$$
and is greater than $3$, hence is composite. For $p=3$ the number is $19$, which is prime. Therefore
$$
\boxed{p=3\text{ is the only possibility}}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= 2D
{parent=Paper 4}
{scope}
{title2=Numbers and Sets}

= Solution
{parent=2D}

Let
$$
x=\sqrt[3]2+\sqrt[3]3.
$$
If $x$ were <rational number>[rational], then
$$
x^3=5+3x\sqrt[3]6
$$
would make $\sqrt[3]6=(x^3-5)/(3x)$ rational. But if $\sqrt[3]6=a/b$ in lowest terms, then $a^3=6b^3$, which is impossible by <unique prime factorization>: the exponent of $2$ on the two sides is respectively a multiple of three and one more than a multiple of three. Therefore
$$
\boxed{\sqrt[3]2+\sqrt[3]3\text{ is irrational}}.
$$

Use the given <convergent series>
$$
e-e^{-1}=2\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac1{(2n+1)!}.
$$
Suppose this number were $a/b\in\mathbb Q$. Choose $N$ large enough that $b\mid(2N+1)!$. Multiplication by $(2N+1)!$ makes both the rational number and the partial sum through $n=N$ integers. Their difference
$$
R_N
=2(2N+1)!\sum_{n=N+1}^{\infty}\frac1{(2n+1)!}
$$
would therefore be an integer. It is positive, while
$$
0<R_N
\leq2\sum_{j=1}^{\infty}\frac1{(2N+2)^{2j}}
<1
$$
for sufficiently large $N$, a contradiction. Hence
$$
\boxed{e-e^{-1}\text{ is irrational}}.
$$

A <transcendental number> is a complex number that is not a root of any nonzero polynomial with rational, equivalently integer, coefficients. Let
$$
y=ae+be^{-1},
\qquad (a,b)\ne(0,0).
$$
If $a\ne0$ and $y$ were an <algebraic number>, then $e$ would satisfy
$$
aX^2-yX+b=0
$$
over the algebraic extension $\mathbb Q(y)$. By <transitivity of algebraic extensions>, $e$ would be algebraic over $\mathbb Q$, contradicting its transcendence. If $a=0$, then $b\ne0$ and $e=b/y$ would again be algebraic. Thus
$$
\boxed{ae+be^{-1}\text{ is transcendental}}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= 3C
{parent=Paper 4}
{scope}
{title2=Dynamics and Relativity}

= a
{parent=3c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=a}

Take the scalar product of the <Lorentz force> equation with the constant <magnetic field> $\mathbf B$. Since $\mathbf E\cdot\mathbf B=0$ and $(\dot{\mathbf x}\times\mathbf B)\cdot\mathbf B=0$,
$$
m\frac{d^2}{dt^2}(\mathbf x\cdot\mathbf B)=0.
$$
The initial velocity also obeys $\mathbf v\cdot\mathbf B=0$, so $\mathbf x\cdot\mathbf B$ remains equal to $\mathbf x_0\cdot\mathbf B$. The trajectory therefore lies in the plane
$$
\boxed{(\mathbf x-\mathbf x_0)\cdot\mathbf B=0},
$$
the plane through $\mathbf x_0$ perpendicular to $\mathbf B$.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= b
{parent=3c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=b}

Let $\mathbf E=E\widehat{\mathbf x}$ and $\mathbf B=B\widehat{\mathbf y}$, and choose $\widehat{\mathbf z}=\widehat{\mathbf x}\times\widehat{\mathbf y}$. Part (a) gives $y=0$. With the origin at $\mathbf x_0$, the remaining Cartesian components are
$$
\ddot x=\frac{qE}{m}-\omega\dot z,
\qquad
\ddot z=\omega\dot x,
\qquad
\omega=\frac{qB}{m}.
$$
The initial conditions are $x=z=\dot x=\dot z=0$. Integrating the second equation gives $\dot z=\omega x$, so
$$
\ddot x+\omega^2x=\frac{qE}{m}.
$$
Solving this <forced harmonic oscillator> and then integrating $\dot z=\omega x$ yields
$$
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
x(t)&=\frac{mE}{qB^2}\bigl(1-\cos\omega t\bigr),\\
y(t)&=0,\\
z(t)&=\frac EB\left(t-\frac{\sin\omega t}{\omega}\right).
\end{aligned}}
$$
Thus the position vector is $\mathbf x_0+x(t)\widehat{\mathbf x}+z(t)\widehat{\mathbf z}$. The oscillation occurs at the signed <cyclotron frequency>, superposed on the usual <E-cross-B drift>.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= 4C
{parent=Paper 4}
{scope}
{title2=Dynamics and Relativity}

= a
{parent=4c}
{scope}

= i
{parent=a}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=i}

The <Galilean transformation> is
$$
ct'=ct,\qquad x'=x-ut=x-\beta ct.
$$
Therefore
$$
\boxed{
A_{\mathrm N}
=\begin{pmatrix}
1&0\\
-\beta&1
\end{pmatrix}}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= ii
{parent=a}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=ii}

The one-dimensional <Lorentz transformation> gives
$$
ct'=\gamma(ct-\beta x),
\qquad
x'=\gamma(x-\beta ct),
\qquad
\gamma=\frac1{\sqrt{1-\beta^2}}.
$$
Hence
$$
\boxed{
A_{\mathrm{SR}}
=\gamma
\begin{pmatrix}
1&-\beta\\
-\beta&1
\end{pmatrix}}.
$$

As $|\beta|\to0$, $\gamma=1+O(\beta^2)$. The spatial transformation is therefore $x'=x-ut+O(\beta^2)$, while
$$
t'=t-\frac{ux}{c^2}+O(\beta^2t).
$$
Under the stated condition $|x|<c|t|$, the fractional correction $|ux|/(c^2|t|)$ is smaller than $|\beta|$ and tends to zero. Thus the Lorentz transformation has the <nonrelativistic limit> given by the Galilean transformation.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= b
{parent=4c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=b}

For the special-relativistic matrix,
$$
A\binom11=\gamma(1-\beta)\binom11,
\qquad
A\binom1{-1}=\gamma(1+\beta)\binom1{-1}.
$$
Thus the <eigenvalues> and corresponding <eigenvectors> are
$$
\boxed{
\lambda_+=\sqrt{\frac{1-\beta}{1+\beta}},
\quad v_+=\binom11},
\qquad
\boxed{
\lambda_-=\sqrt{\frac{1+\beta}{1-\beta}},
\quad v_-=\binom1{-1}}.
$$
The eigenvector equations are $x=ct$ and $x=-ct$. They are the two <null directions> of the <light cone>, representing right-moving and left-moving light rays. A Lorentz boost preserves each light-ray direction while rescaling its null coordinate.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= 5E
{parent=Paper 4}
{scope}
{title2=Numbers and Sets}

= Solution
{parent=5E}

The <Bezout identity> states that for integers $a,b$, not both zero, there are integers $r,s$ such that
$$
ra+sb=\gcd(a,b).
$$
If the <prime number> $p$ divides $ab$ but does not divide $a$, then $\gcd(p,a)=1$. Thus $rp+sa=1$ for some integers $r,s$, and multiplication by $b$ gives
$$
b=rpb+sab.
$$
Both terms on the right are divisible by $p$, so $p\mid b$. Hence
$$
\boxed{p\mid ab\Longrightarrow p\mid a\text{ or }p\mid b}.
$$

If $\gcd(m,n)=1$, choose $r,s$ with $rm+sn=1$. Then
$$
x=a(sn)+b(rm)
$$
satisfies $x\equiv a\pmod m$ and $x\equiv b\pmod n$. If $x,x'$ are two simultaneous solutions, both $m$ and $n$ divide $x-x'$. Coprimality implies $mn\mid x-x'$, so the solution is unique modulo $mn$. This proves the two-modulus <Chinese remainder theorem>.

Let $p$ be odd and suppose
$$
x^2\equiv1\pmod{p^d}.
$$
Then $p^d\mid(x-1)(x+1)$. Since $\gcd(x-1,x+1)$ divides $2$, the odd prime $p$ cannot divide both factors. The full power $p^d$ must therefore divide one of them, giving
$$
x\equiv1\pmod{p^d}
\quad\hbox{or}\quad
x\equiv-1\pmod{p^d}.
$$
These are distinct, so there are exactly two solutions.

For an odd integer
$$
n=\prod_{j=1}^kp_j^{d_j},
$$
the Chinese remainder theorem identifies a solution modulo $n$ with independent solutions modulo the $k$ <prime powers>. Each component has two choices, hence
$$
\boxed{\#\{x\bmod n:x^2\equiv1\}=2^k}.
$$

For $n=2^d$, there is one solution when $d=1$ and two when $d=2$. If $d\geq3$, a solution $x$ is odd, and of the consecutive even integers $x-1,x+1$, exactly one is divisible by $4$. The <P-adic valuation>[2-adic valuations] therefore have minimum one; for their sum to be at least $d$, the other must be at least $d-1$. Thus $x\equiv\pm1\pmod{2^{d-1}}$, giving the four distinct classes
$$
1,\quad -1,\quad1+2^{d-1},\quad-1+2^{d-1}\pmod{2^d}.
$$
Consequently the answer is
$$
\boxed{
\begin{cases}
1,&d=1,\\
2,&d=2,\\
4,&d\geq3.
\end{cases}}
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= 6D
{parent=Paper 4}
{scope}
{title2=Numbers and Sets}

= a
{parent=6d}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=a}

For $0\leq k\leq n$, the <binomial coefficient> is
$$
\binom nk=\frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}.
$$
When $1\leq k\leq n-1$,
$$
\begin{aligned}
\binom{n-1}k+\binom{n-1}{k-1}
&=\frac{(n-1)!}{k!(n-1-k)!}
+\frac{(n-1)!}{(k-1)!(n-k)!}\\
&=\frac{(n-1)![(n-k)+k]}{k!(n-k)!}\\
&=\boxed{\binom nk}.
\end{aligned}
$$
This is <Pascal's identity>.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= b
{parent=6d}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=b}

The special <binomial theorem>
$$
(1+t)^n=\sum_{k=0}^n\binom nk t^k
$$
follows by <mathematical induction>. Multiplication of the formula for $n$ by $1+t$ and collection of the coefficient of $t^k$ uses Pascal's identity from part (a).

Termwise integration from $0$ to $1$ gives
$$
\boxed{
\sum_{k=0}^n\frac1{k+1}\binom nk
=\int_0^1(1+t)^n\,dt
=\frac{2^{n+1}-1}{n+1}}.
$$
Replacing $t$ by $-t$ gives
$$
\boxed{
\sum_{k=0}^n\frac{(-1)^k}{k+1}\binom nk
=\int_0^1(1-t)^n\,dt
=\frac1{n+1}}.
$$

Finally,
$$
\sum_{k=1}^n\frac{(-1)^{k+1}}k\binom nk
=\int_0^1\frac{1-(1-x)^n}{x}\,dx.
$$
Writing $y=1-x$ and using the finite <geometric series>,
$$
\frac{1-y^n}{1-y}=1+y+\cdots+y^{n-1},
$$
turns this into
$$
\boxed{\sum_{j=0}^{n-1}\int_0^1y^j\,dy
=1+\frac12+\cdots+\frac1n}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= c
{parent=6d}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=c}

Put
$$
S_n=\sum_{k=0}^{\lfloor(n-1)/2\rfloor}
\binom{n-k-1}{k}.
$$
The initial values are $S_1=S_2=1$. Using Pascal's identity and the convention that an out-of-range binomial coefficient is zero,
$$
\begin{aligned}
S_{n+2}
&=\sum_{k\geq0}\binom{n+1-k}{k}\\
&=\sum_{k\geq0}\binom{n-k}{k}
+\sum_{k\geq1}\binom{n-k}{k-1}\\
&=S_{n+1}+S_n.
\end{aligned}
$$
Thus $(S_n)$ has the same initial values and <linear recurrence relation> as the <Fibonacci numbers>. <Mathematical induction> gives
$$
\boxed{
F_n=\sum_{k=0}^{\lfloor(n-1)/2\rfloor}
\binom{n-k-1}{k}}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= 7F
{parent=Paper 4}
{scope}
{title2=Numbers and Sets}

= a
{parent=7f}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=a}

Because $P(\mathbf x)\subseteq P(\mathbf x)$, the relation is <reflexive relation>[reflexive]. If $\mathbf x\preceq\mathbf y$ and $\mathbf y\preceq\mathbf z$, then
$$
P(\mathbf x)\subseteq P(\mathbf y)\subseteq P(\mathbf z),
$$
so it is <transitive relation>[transitive]. It is not <symmetric relation>[symmetric]: for
$$
\mathbf x=(1,0,\ldots,0),
\qquad
\mathbf y=(1,1,0,\ldots,0),
$$
one has $\mathbf x\preceq\mathbf y$ but not $\mathbf y\preceq\mathbf x$.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= b
{parent=7f}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=b}

Suppose $\mathbf x\preceq\mathbf y$. Define the nonnegative tuple $\mathbf z$ coordinatewise by
$$
z_i=
\begin{cases}
x_i/y_i,&y_i>0,\\
0,&y_i=0.
\end{cases}
$$
When $y_i=0$, support inclusion forces $x_i=0$, so $x_i=y_iz_i$ in every coordinate.

Conversely, if $x_i=y_iz_i$ with $y_i,z_i\geq0$, then $x_i>0$ implies $y_i>0$. Hence $P(\mathbf x)\subseteq P(\mathbf y)$ and $\mathbf x\preceq\mathbf y$. This proves the equivalence.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= c
{parent=7f}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=c}

The definition says
$$
\mathbf x\sim\mathbf y
\quad\Longleftrightarrow\quad
P(\mathbf x)=P(\mathbf y).
$$
Equality of sets is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive, so $\sim$ is an <equivalence relation>. Its classes are indexed by all subsets of $\{1,\ldots,n\}$, and every subset occurs as the support of its zero-one <indicator vector>. The number of classes is therefore
$$
\boxed{2^n}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= d
{parent=7f}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=d}

Define
$$
y_i=
\begin{cases}
x_i,&s_i>0,\\
0,&s_i=0,
\end{cases}
\qquad
z_i=x_i-y_i.
$$
Then $\mathbf x=\mathbf y+\mathbf z$, the support of $\mathbf y$ lies in $P(\mathbf s)$, and the support of $\mathbf z$ is disjoint from $P(\mathbf s)$. Thus $\mathbf y\preceq\mathbf s$ and $\mathbf z\perp\mathbf s$.

For uniqueness, if $s_i>0$, orthogonality forces $z_i=0$, hence $y_i=x_i$. If $s_i=0$, the condition $\mathbf y\preceq\mathbf s$ forces $y_i=0$, hence $z_i=x_i$. Every coordinate is therefore forced, proving uniqueness.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= 8F
{parent=Paper 4}
{scope}
{title2=Numbers and Sets}

= a
{parent=8f}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=a}

A set is <countable set>[countable] when it is finite or its elements can be put in one-to-one correspondence with a subset of $\mathbb N$. Equivalently, there is an injection from the set into $\mathbb N$.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= b
{parent=8f}
{scope}

= i
{parent=b}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=i}

List pairs $(m,n)\in\mathbb N^2$ by increasing value of $m+n$, and within each diagonal by increasing $m$:
$$
(1,1),\ (1,2),(2,1),\ (1,3),(2,2),(3,1),\ldots.
$$
Every pair occurs after finitely many earlier diagonals. More explicitly, the <Cantor pairing function>
$$
\pi(m,n)=\frac{(m+n-2)(m+n-1)}2+m
$$
is an injection $\mathbb N^2\to\mathbb N$. Hence $\mathbb N\times\mathbb N$ is countable.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= ii
{parent=b}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=ii}

The integers are countable under the enumeration
$$
0,1,-1,2,-2,\ldots.
$$
Part (i) then shows that $\mathbb Z\times\mathbb N$ is countable. The map
$$
(a,b)\longmapsto\frac ab
$$
is a surjection from $\mathbb Z\times\mathbb N$ onto the <rational numbers>. Selecting, for example, the representation in lowest terms with positive denominator gives an injection in the other direction. Thus $\mathbb Q$ is countable.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= iii
{parent=b}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=iii}

For a <monotone function>[increasing function] $F$, define its one-sided limits by
$$
F(x-)=\sup_{t<x}F(t),
\qquad
F(x+)=\inf_{t>x}F(t).
$$
They exist because of <monotone function>[monotonicity]. The function is discontinuous at $x$ only if the jump interval
$$
J_x=(F(x-),F(x+))
$$
is nonempty. By the <density of the rational numbers>, choose $q_x\in J_x\cap\mathbb Q$.

If $x<y$, monotonicity gives $F(x+)\leq F(y-)$, so $J_x$ and $J_y$ are disjoint. Consequently $q_x\ne q_y$, and $x\mapsto q_x$ injects the set of discontinuities into $\mathbb Q$. Since the rationals are countable by part (ii), the set of discontinuities is countable.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= c
{parent=8f}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=c}

Suppose first that $|A_n|=1$ for every $n>N$. Then an element of $B$ is determined by its first $N$ coordinates, so $B$ is in bijection with
$$
A_1\times\cdots\times A_N.
$$
A finite <Cartesian product> of countable sets is countable by repeated application of the diagonal enumeration in part (b)(i). Hence $B$ is countable.

Conversely, suppose infinitely many factors contain at least two elements. Choose increasing indices $n_1<n_2<\cdots$ and distinct elements
$$
a_j^0,a_j^1\in A_{n_j}.
$$
Fix one element in every remaining factor. Each <binary sequence> $\varepsilon=(\varepsilon_1,\varepsilon_2,\ldots)$ then defines an element of $B$ by placing $a_j^{\varepsilon_j}$ in coordinate $n_j$ and the fixed element elsewhere. This map is injective.

The set $\{0,1\}^{\mathbb N}$ is uncountable by <Cantor's diagonal argument>: from any proposed list of binary sequences, form a new sequence whose $j$th digit differs from the $j$th digit of the $j$th listed sequence. It is absent from the list. Thus $B$ contains an uncountable subset and cannot be countable.

Therefore
$$
\boxed{
B\text{ is countable }\Longleftrightarrow
\exists N\ \forall n>N,\ |A_n|=1}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= 9C
{parent=Paper 4}
{scope}
{title2=Dynamics and Relativity}

= a
{parent=9c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=a}

The <center of mass> is
$$
\mathbf R=\frac{m_1\mathbf x_1+m_2\mathbf x_2}{m_1+m_2}.
$$
By <Newton's third law>, $\mathbf F_{21}=-\mathbf F_{12}$, so
$$
(m_1+m_2)\ddot{\mathbf R}
=m_1\ddot{\mathbf x}_1+m_2\ddot{\mathbf x}_2
=\mathbf F_{12}+\mathbf F_{21}=0.
$$
Thus $\dot{\mathbf R}$ is constant. For $\mathbf r=\mathbf x_1-\mathbf x_2$,
$$
\ddot{\mathbf r}
=\left(\frac1{m_1}+\frac1{m_2}\right)\mathbf F_{12}.
$$
Therefore
$$
\boxed{\mu\ddot{\mathbf r}=\mathbf F_{12}},
\qquad
\boxed{\mu=\frac{m_1m_2}{m_1+m_2}},
$$
where $\mu$ is the <reduced mass>.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= b
{parent=9c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=b}

For the proposed <circular motion>,
$$
\ddot{\mathbf x}_1=-a\omega^2(\cos\omega t,\sin\omega t,0).
$$
The separation is $\mathbf x_1-\mathbf x_2=2a(\cos\omega t,\sin\omega t,0)$, so the <inverse-square force> on particle 1 is
$$
\mathbf F_{12}
=-\frac{km^2}{4a^2}(\cos\omega t,\sin\omega t,0).
$$
The equation $m\ddot{\mathbf x}_1=\mathbf F_{12}$ holds exactly when
$$
\boxed{\omega^2=\frac{km}{4a^3}}.
$$
The equation for particle 2 follows by symmetry.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= c
{parent=9c}
{scope}

= i
{parent=c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=i}

At a point $(0,0,z)$, the two particles are at equal distance $\sqrt{a^2+z^2}$. Their force components in the rotating $xy$-plane cancel, while their $z$-components add. Hence a particle initially moving along the $z$-axis remains on it, and
$$
m_3\ddot z
=-\frac{km_3mz}{(a^2+z^2)^{3/2}}
-\frac{km_3mz}{(a^2+z^2)^{3/2}}.
$$
Cancelling $m_3$ gives
$$
\boxed{\ddot z=-\frac{2mkz}{(z^2+a^2)^{3/2}}}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= ii
{parent=c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=ii}

The equation has the one-dimensional <effective potential> per unit mass
$$
\boxed{\Phi(z)=-\frac{2mk}{\sqrt{z^2+a^2}}},
\qquad
\ddot z=-\Phi'(z).
$$
Thus the conserved specific energy is
$$
\mathcal E=\frac12\dot z^2+\Phi(z).
$$
The potential has its minimum $-2mk/a$ at $z=0$ and tends to $0$ from below as $|z|\to\infty$. Therefore $-2mk/a<\mathcal E<0$ gives bounded oscillation between two <classical turning point>[turning points]; $\mathcal E=0$ gives marginal escape with asymptotic speed zero; and $\mathcal E>0$ gives escape with nonzero asymptotic speed. The minimum itself is the equilibrium $z=0$.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= iii
{parent=c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=iii}

For $|z|\ll a$, <linearization> gives
$$
\ddot z=-\frac{2mk}{a^3}z+O(z^3).
$$
The leading motion is <simple harmonic motion> with angular frequency
$$
\omega_z=\sqrt{\frac{2mk}{a^3}}.
$$
With $z(0)=z_0$ and $\dot z(0)=0$,
$$
z(t)\simeq z_0\cos(\omega_zt),
$$
and its period is
$$
\boxed{T=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{a^3}{2mk}}}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= iv
{parent=c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=iv}

The initial specific energy is
$$
\mathcal E=\frac12u^2-\frac{2mk}{a}.
$$
Escape to infinity is possible exactly when $\mathcal E\geq0$. Thus the <escape velocity> criterion is
$$
\boxed{|u|\geq2\sqrt{\frac{mk}{a}}}.
$$
Equality corresponds to marginal escape.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= 10C
{parent=Paper 4}
{scope}
{title2=Dynamics and Relativity}

= a
{parent=10c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=a}

The term $-2\boldsymbol\Omega\times\dot{\mathbf x}$ is the <Coriolis acceleration>, and $-\boldsymbol\Omega\times(\boldsymbol\Omega\times\mathbf x)$ is the <centrifugal acceleration>. With $\boldsymbol\Omega=-\Omega\widehat{\mathbf z}$, the Cartesian components are
$$
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
\ddot x&=-2\Omega\dot y+\Omega^2x+\frac{N_x}{m},\\
\ddot y&= 2\Omega\dot x+\Omega^2y+\frac{N_y}{m},\\
\ddot z&=g+\frac{N_z}{m}.
\end{aligned}}
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= b
{parent=10c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=b}

The circular constraint is
$$
x=R\sin\theta,\qquad z=R\cos\theta.
$$
Its tangent in the $xz$-plane is $(\cos\theta,0,-\sin\theta)$, while the <normal force> is radial. Projecting the equations from part (a) onto this tangent eliminates the normal force and gives
$$
\boxed{
R\ddot\theta
=-g\sin\theta+\Omega^2R\cos\theta\sin\theta
-2\Omega\dot y\cos\theta}.
$$
Because the ramp is translation-invariant along $y$, $N_y=0$; using $\dot x=R\dot\theta\cos\theta$ gives
$$
\boxed{\ddot y=\Omega^2y+2\Omega R\dot\theta\cos\theta}.
$$

For rest in the rotating frame, $\dot\theta=\dot y=\ddot\theta=\ddot y=0$. Assuming $\Omega\ne0$, the second equation gives $y=0$, and the first gives
$$
\sin\theta(\Omega^2R\cos\theta-g)=0.
$$
On the semicircular ramp the rest points are therefore
$$
\boxed{\theta=0,\ y=0}
$$
and, when $\Omega^2R\geq g$,
$$
\boxed{\theta=\pm\arccos\frac{g}{\Omega^2R},\ y=0}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= c
{parent=10c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=c}

Neglecting terms of order $\Omega^2$ and linearizing in $\theta$ gives
$$
R\ddot\theta=-g\theta-2\Omega\dot y,
\qquad
\ddot y=2\Omega R\dot\theta.
$$
The second equation and the initial data imply
$$
\dot y=2\Omega R(\theta-\theta_0).
$$
Its contribution to the first equation is of order $\Omega^2$, so the retained equation is
$$
\ddot\theta+\frac gR\theta=0.
$$
Thus
$$
\boxed{\theta(t)=\theta_0\cos(\omega_0t)},
\qquad
\boxed{\omega_0=\sqrt{\frac gR}}.
$$
Integrating the associated $y$ velocity and using $y(0)=0$ gives
$$
\boxed{
y(t)=2\Omega R\theta_0
\left(\frac{\sin(\omega_0t)}{\omega_0}-t\right)}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= 11C
{parent=Paper 4}
{scope}
{title2=Dynamics and Relativity}

= a
{parent=11c}
{scope}

= i
{parent=a}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=i}

The <moment of inertia> about an axis is
$$
I=\int_V\rho\,r_\perp^2\,dV,
$$
where $r_\perp$ is the perpendicular distance to the axis. The disc mass is
$$
M=\rho\pi r^2\delta.
$$
To leading order in $\delta/r$, the distance from the $x$-axis is $|y|$. Using polar coordinates in the disc,
$$
\begin{aligned}
I_x
&=\rho\delta\int_0^r\int_0^{2\pi}
(s\sin\phi)^2s\,d\phi\,ds\\
&=\rho\delta\frac{r^4}{4}\pi
=\boxed{\frac14Mr^2}.
\end{aligned}
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= ii
{parent=a}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=ii}

The axis $y=0,z=h$ is parallel to the $x$-axis and lies a distance $|h|$ from it. The <parallel axis theorem> therefore gives
$$
\boxed{I=\frac14Mr^2+Mh^2
=M\left(\frac{r^2}{4}+h^2\right)}
$$
to leading order in the thickness.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= b
{parent=11c}
{scope}

= i
{parent=b}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=i}

Measure $z$ from the apex along the cone's symmetry axis. A thin disc at height $z$ has radius
$$
s(z)=\frac RH z
$$
and mass $dM=\rho\pi s^2\,dz$. Its moment about a parallel diameter through its centre is $s^2dM/4$, while its centre is distance $z$ from the required axis. Part (a)(ii) gives
$$
dI=\left(z^2+\frac{s^2}{4}\right)dM.
$$
Hence
$$
\begin{aligned}
I
&=\rho\pi\int_0^H
\frac{R^2z^2}{H^2}
\left(z^2+\frac{R^2z^2}{4H^2}\right)dz\\
&=\rho\pi\left(\frac{R^2H^3}{5}
+\frac{R^4H}{20}\right).
\end{aligned}
$$
Since $M=\rho\pi R^2H/3$,
$$
\boxed{
I=M\left(\frac3{20}R^2+\frac35H^2\right)},
\qquad
\boxed{\alpha=\frac3{20},\quad\beta=\frac35}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= ii
{parent=b}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=ii}

Without friction, <rotational kinetic energy> is conserved:
$$
K_0=\frac12I\omega^2.
$$
The constant angular speed is $\omega=\sqrt{2K_0/I}$, so one full rotation takes
$$
\boxed{T=\frac{2\pi}{\omega}
=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{I}{2K_0}}}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= iii
{parent=b}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=iii}

The work law means that friction exerts a constant opposing <torque> of magnitude $W$. Until the cone stops,
$$
I\dot\omega=-W.
$$
Its initial angular speed is $\omega_0=\sqrt{2K_0/I}$, and uniform angular deceleration gives
$$
0=\omega_0-\frac WI t.
$$
Therefore
$$
\boxed{t=\frac{I\omega_0}{W}
=\sqrt{\frac{2K_0I}{W^2}}}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= 12C
{parent=Paper 4}
{scope}
{title2=Dynamics and Relativity}

= a
{parent=12c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=a}

A <four-vector> is an object whose components transform between inertial frames by a <Lorentz transformation>,
$$
U'^\mu=\Lambda^\mu{}_\nu U^\nu.
$$
Lorentz transformations are defined by
$$
\Lambda^T\eta\Lambda=\eta,
$$
where $\eta$ is the <Minkowski metric>. Consequently
$$
U'\cdot U'
=(\Lambda U)^T\eta(\Lambda U)
=U^T\Lambda^T\eta\Lambda U
=U^T\eta U
=U\cdot U.
$$
Thus the <Minkowski norm> of a four-vector is the same in every inertial frame.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= b
{parent=12c}
{scope}

= i
{parent=b}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=i}

Along the particle's worldline,
$$
x=u_xt,\qquad y=u_yt.
$$
The boost from $S$ to $S'$ gives
$$
x'=\gamma(x-Vt),\qquad
y'=y,\qquad
t'=\gamma\left(t-\frac{Vx}{c^2}\right).
$$
Therefore
$$
\frac{dt'}{dt}
=\gamma\left(1-\frac{Vu_x}{c^2}\right),
$$
and division of the transformed coordinate velocities by this factor gives the <relativistic velocity-addition formula>
$$
\boxed{
u'_x=\frac{u_x-V}{1-Vu_x/c^2},
\qquad
u'_y=\frac{u_y}{\gamma(1-Vu_x/c^2)},
\qquad
u'_z=0}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= ii
{parent=b}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=ii}

To first order in $V/c$, $\gamma=1+O(V^2/c^2)$ and
$$
\frac1{1-Vu_x/c^2}
=1+\frac{Vu_x}{c^2}+O(V^2/c^2).
$$
Thus
$$
u'_x=u_x-V+\frac{Vu_x^2}{c^2}+O(V^2/c^2),
\qquad
u'_y=u_y+\frac{Vu_xu_y}{c^2}+O(V^2/c^2).
$$
Since $\mathbf V=(V,0,0)$ and $\mathbf V\cdot\mathbf u=Vu_x$, these components combine into
$$
\boxed{
\mathbf u'=\mathbf u-\mathbf V
+\frac{\mathbf V\cdot\mathbf u}{c^2}\mathbf u
+O(V^2/c^2)}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= iii
{parent=b}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=iii}

For a photon,
$$
\mathbf u=c(\cos\theta,\sin\theta,0).
$$
Part (ii) gives the first-order changes
$$
\delta u_x=-V\sin^2\theta,
\qquad
\delta u_y=V\sin\theta\cos\theta.
$$
For a vector of fixed leading-order magnitude $c$, its small change of angle is
$$
\delta\theta
=\frac{u_x\delta u_y-u_y\delta u_x}{c^2}.
$$
Substitution yields the <relativistic aberration> formula
$$
\boxed{\theta'-\theta=\frac Vc\sin\theta}
$$
to leading order.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

= c
{parent=12c}
{scope}

= Solution
{parent=c}

Let the incident and final photon momentum magnitudes be
$$
p=\frac h\lambda,
\qquad
p'=\frac h{\lambda'}.
$$
In a nontrivial collinear collision, the photon is backscattered and the electron moves in the original photon direction, so momentum conservation gives electron momentum $P=p+p'$. <Conservation of relativistic energy> gives
$$
pc+mc^2=p'c+\sqrt{m^2c^4+P^2c^2}.
$$
Substitute $P=p+p'$, isolate the square root, and square. Cancellation leaves
$$
mc(p-p')=2pp'.
$$
Dividing by $pp'$ and using the wavelength definitions gives the <Compton scattering> shift
$$
\boxed{\lambda'=\lambda+\frac{2h}{mc}}.
$$
The other collinear possibility is the trivial forward solution $\lambda'=\lambda$, in which the electron remains at rest.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.
