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Particle A (with rest energy 200 MeV) is at rest in a lab frame when it decays to particle B (rest energy 100 MeV) and particle C (rest energy 50 MeV). What are the (a) total energy and (b) momentum of B and the (c) total energy and (d) momentum of C?

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(a) The total energy of particle B is 119MeV.

(b) The momentum of particle B is 64MeVc.

(c) The total energy of particle C is 81.3MeV.

(d) The momentum of particle C is 64MeVc.

Step by step solution

01

Identification of given data

The total energy of particle A is EtA=200MeV

The rest energy of particle B is EB=100MeV

The rest energy of particle C isEC=50MeV

The rest energy of any particle is the energy which is equal to moving particle with speed of light. This relativistic energy varies with the Lorentz factor of the particle.

02

Determination of Lorentz factors for particle B and particle C

The total energy of particle A is given as:

EtA=EtB+EtCEtA=γBEB+γCEC200MeV=γB100MeV+γC50MeV2γB+γC=4 …… (1)

Apply the momentum conservation for particle B and C.

PB=PCmBγB2-1=mCγC2-1γB2-1γC2-1=mCc2mBc2γB2-1γC2-1=ECEB

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

γB2-1γC2-1=50MeV100MeVγB2-1γC2-1=124γB2-1=γC2-12γB+γC2γB-γC=3

Substitute value from equation (1) in above expression.

42γB-γC=32γB-γC=34 …… (2)

Solve equation (1) and equation (3) to find Lorentz factors of particles B and C.

γB=1916, γC=138

03

Determination of total energy for particle B (a) 

The total energy of particle B is given as

EtB=γBEB

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

EtB=1916100MeV≈119MeV

Therefore, the total energy of particle B is 119MeV.

04

Determination of momentum of particle B (b)

The momentum of particle B is given as:

PB=EBcγB2-1

Here, c is the speed of light and its value is 3×108m/s

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

PB=100MeVc19162-1=64MeVc

Therefore, the momentum of particle B is 64MeVc.

05

Determination of total energy for particle C (c)

The total energy of particle C is given as

EtC=γCEC

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

EtC=13850MeV=81.3MeV

Therefore, the total energy of particle C is 81.3MeV.

06

Determination of momentum of particle C (d)

The momentum of particle C is given as:

PC=ECcγC2-1

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

PC=50MeVc1382-1=64MeVc

Therefore, the momentum of particle C is 64MeVc.

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