From bcae81336764eb6c4cdf0f91e2fe632b625dd8b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Prefetch Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2022 22:18:11 +0200 Subject: Optimize and improve naming of all images in knowledge base --- source/know/concept/rutherford-scattering/index.md | 8 ++------ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'source/know/concept/rutherford-scattering/index.md') diff --git a/source/know/concept/rutherford-scattering/index.md b/source/know/concept/rutherford-scattering/index.md index a7375d5..6f5a21f 100644 --- a/source/know/concept/rutherford-scattering/index.md +++ b/source/know/concept/rutherford-scattering/index.md @@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ Let 2 be initially at rest, and 1 approach it with velocity $$\vb{v}_1$$. Coulomb repulsion causes 1 to deflect by an angle $$\theta$$, and pushes 2 away in the process: - - - +{% include image.html file="two-body-full.png" width="50%" alt="Two-body repulsive 'collision'" %} Here, $$b$$ is called the **impact parameter**. Intuitively, we expect $$\theta$$ to be larger for smaller $$b$$. @@ -69,9 +67,7 @@ then by comparing $$t > 0$$ and $$t < 0$$ we can see that $$v_x$$ is unchanged for any given $$\pm t$$, while $$v_y$$ simply changes sign: - - - +{% include image.html file="one-body-full.png" width="60%" alt="Equivalent one-body deflection" %} From our expression for $$\vb{r}$$, we can find $$\vb{v}$$ by differentiating with respect to time: -- cgit v1.2.3