Show that the creation of an electron-positron pair (or any particle-antiparticle pair, for that matter) by a

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Show that the creation of an electron-positron pair (or any particle-antiparticle pair, for that matter) by a single photon is not possible in isolation, that is, that additional mass (or radiation) must be present.

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Modern Physics

ISBN: 9781429250788

6th Edition

Authors: Paul A. Tipler, Ralph Llewellyn

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