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Bubble Chamber Relativity    

So, one more particle is needed to describe the process in a way that obeys the laws of momentum and    energy conservation. Let us rewrite our equation:

 K- + p à p + p- + X

 

What do we know about the X particle?

 

1.  Does X have charge?

2.  What’s the energy of the particle?

3.  What’s the momentum of the particle?

4. What’s the mass of the particle?

 

 

Check your results with the teachers' calculations.

 

 

 

 

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