Observer A sees a moving charged particle collide with a stable stationary particle. The collision causes the stationary particle to break into two particles which move off afterward. To observers in other reference frames, O The same laws of physics hold, so the energies and momentuma are the same. O The beeakup of the particle may precede the collision. O The collision always precedes the breaking of the particle. O The stationary particle may not be stable.

Observer A sees a moving charged particle collide with a stable stationary particle. The collision causes the stationary particle to break into two particles which move off afterward. To observers in other reference frames, O The same laws of physics hold, so the energies and momentuma are the same. O The beeakup of the particle may precede the collision. O The collision always precedes the breaking of the particle. O The stationary particle may not be stable.

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Chapter39: Relativity

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