Ball A has mass m and velocity v0. Ball A moves to the right and hits Ball B, which is initially at rest in the lab frame S and has a mass of 3m. After, Ball A bounces back with a velocity of -v0/2 and Ball B is pushed forward with velocity +v0/2. Using the attatched relativistic velocity transformation, find the velocity of each ball before and after the collision in an S' frame that moves to the right at a velocity v0 relative to the lab. From your result, is momentum conserved in S' ?

Ball A has mass m and velocity v0. Ball A moves to the right and hits Ball B, which is initially at rest in the lab frame S and has a mass of 3m. After, Ball A bounces back with a velocity of -v0/2 and Ball B is pushed forward with velocity +v0/2. Using the attatched relativistic velocity transformation, find the velocity of each ball before and after the collision in an S' frame that moves to the right at a velocity v0 relative to the lab. From your result, is momentum conserved in S' ?

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Chapter33: Particle Physics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 14PE: The primary decay mode for the negative pion is What is the energy release in MeV in this decay?

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