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ID: past-exam-of-the-symmetry-and-relativity-course-of-the-university-of-oxford/2016/2/c/b/solution
Past exam of the symmetry and relativity course of the University of Oxford 2016 2 c b Solution by
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The center-of-momentum frame moves with velocity . Using the total four-momentum in solution givesFor , its direction bisects the two photon directions, and its speed decreases from the limiting value to zero. At , the lab already is the center-of-momentum frame. At , the formal speed is and no inertial rest frame exists; this endpoint is a limit, not an allowable boost.
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