Limit of Energy in Lab Frame

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The t quantity is known as the square of the 4-momentum transfer

[math]t \equiv \left({\mathbf P_1^*}- {\mathbf P_1^{'*}}\right)^2=\left({\mathbf P_2^{*}}- {\mathbf P_2^{'*}}\right)^2[/math]

In the CM Frame

[math]{\mathbf P_1^{*}}=-{\mathbf P_2^{*}}[/math]


[math]{\mathbf P_1^{'*}}=-{\mathbf P_2^{'*}}[/math]


In the Lab Frame

[math]{\mathbf P_1^{2}}+ {\mathbf P_1^{'2}}-2 {\mathbf P_1} {\mathbf P_1^{'}}[/math]



[math]=2m^2-2E_1E_1^'+2 p_1 p_1^'=2m^2-2E_2E_2^'+2 p_2 p_2^'[/math]


with [math]p_2=0[/math]

and [math]E_2=m[/math]

[math]t=2m^2-2mE_2^'=2(m^2-E_2^'m)[/math]


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