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Homework Statement
A ∏° meson moving with a velocity v in the z direction decays into two photons. One of the photons travels in the z direction and the other travels in the minus z direction.
a) If one photon has an energy that is nine times greater than the other photon, calculate the speed of the ∏° meson.
b)If the speed of the ∏° meson is c/2 determine the energies of the two photons.
First time user here, so sorry in advance for formatting problems!
Homework Equations
E'=E*sqrt(1+β/1-β)
Conservation of momentum:
P∏°=P1+P2
Where P1 and P2 are the momentum of the photons.
The Attempt at a Solution
Not sure if this is along the right tracks, but I did:
E'=9*E=E*sqrt(1+β/1-β)
β=0.976
v=0.976*c
For part b I am not even sure where to start...
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