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USAAAO — 2024 First Round
Question 15
Two protons A and B lie in the solar interior. In the rest frame of proton A, the proton B approaches it radially from a large distance with speed 0.9c. In the rest frame of proton A, identify the radius of the “classically forbidden” region for proton B (i.e. the region in which proton B cannot enter).
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USAAAO 2024 First Round, Question 15. Question text, choices, and answer were transcribed from the official USAAAO exam and solutions PDFs.