Difference between revisions of "Variables Used in Elastic Scattering"

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-=Lorentz Invariant Quantities=
-As was [[DV_Calculations_of_4-momentum_components#4-Momentum_Invariants | shown earlier]] the scalar product of a 4-Momentum vector with itself ,<math>{\mathbf P_1}\cdot {\mathbf P^1}=E_1E_1-\vec p_1\cdot \vec p_1 =m_{1}^2=s</math> , and the length of a 4-Momentum vector composed of 4-Momentum vectors, <math>{\mathbf P^2}=({\mathbf P_1}+{\mathbf P_2})^2=(E_1+E_2)^2-(\vec p_1 +\vec p_2 )^2=(m_1+m_2)^2=s</math>, are invariant quantities.
-It was [[DV_Calculations_of_4-momentum_components#Equal_masses | further shown ]] that
-<center><math>{\mathbf P^*}^2={\mathbf P}^2</math></center>
-<center>where <math>{\mathbf P^*}</math> represents the 4-Momentum Vector in the CM frame</center>
-<center> and <math>{\mathbf P}</math> represents the 4-Momentum Vector in the initial Lab frame</center>
-which can be expanded to
-<center><math>{\mathbf P^*}^2={\mathbf P}^2={\mathbf P^'}^2</math></center>
-<center>where <math>{\mathbf P^'}</math> represents the 4-Momentum Vector in the final Lab frame</center>
-=Mandelstam Representation=
-[[File:Mandelstam.png | 400 px]]

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