Consider the following decay process: + + + v. The mass of the pion (+) is

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Consider the following decay process: π+ → μ+ + v. The mass of the pion (π+) is 139.6 MeV/c2, the mass of the muon (μ+) is 105.7 MeV/c2, and the mass of the neutrino (v) is negligible. If the pion is initially at rest, what is the total kinetic energy of the decay products?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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