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Parent momentum in a daughter's rest frame (∣pC​∣=(mC2​−mB2​)/(2mB​))

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For C→B+t with massless t, use pC​=pB​+pt​ in the B rest frame. The mass-shell identity gives Et​=(mC2​−mB2​)/(2mB​) and pC​=pt​. The denominator differs from the familiar daughter-momentum formula in the parent's rest frame. Units here have c=1.

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