s Channel

The s quantity is known as the square of the center of mass energy (invariant mass)

$s \equiv \left({\mathbf P_1^*}+ {\mathbf P_2^{*}}\right)^2=\left({\mathbf P_1^{'*}}+ {\mathbf P_2^{'*}}\right)^2$

$s \equiv \left({\mathbf P_1^*}+ {\mathbf P_2^{*}}\right)^2$

$s \equiv \mathbf P_1^{*2}+2 \mathbf P_1^* \mathbf P_2^*+ \mathbf P_2^{*2}$

As shown earlier, the square of a 4-momentum is

$\mathbf P^{2} \equiv m^2$

This gives,

$s \equiv m_1^{2}+2 \mathbf P_1^* \mathbf P_2^*+ m_2^{2}$

For the case $m_1=m_2=m$

$s \equiv 2m^{2}+2 \mathbf P_1^* \mathbf P_2^*$

Using the relationship

$\mathbf P_1 \cdot \mathbf P_2 = E_{1}E_{2}-(\vec p_1 \vec p_2)$

$s \equiv 2m^2+2(E_1^*E_2^*-\vec p \ _1^* \vec p \ _2^*)$

In the center of mass frame of reference,

$E_1^*=E_2^* \quad and \quad \vec p \ _1^*=-\vec p \ _2^*= \vec p \ ^*$

$s \equiv 2m^2+2(E_1^{*2}+\vec p \ ^{*2} )$

Using the relativistic energy equation

$E^2 \equiv \vec p \ ^2+m^2$

$s \equiv 2m^2+2((m^2+\vec p \ _1^{*2})+\vec p \ _1^{*2})$

$s_{CM}=4(m^2+\vec p \ ^{*2})$

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S-Channel