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In the center of mass frame of reference,  
 
In the center of mass frame of reference,  
  
<center><math>E_1^*=E_2^*=E^* \quad and \quad \vec p \ _1^*=-\vec p \ _2^*= \vec p \ ^*</math></center>
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<center><math>E_1^*=E_2^*=\frac{E^*}{2} \quad and \quad \vec p \ _1^*=-\vec p \ _2^*= \vec p \ ^*</math></center>
  
  
<center><math>s_{CM} \equiv 2m^2+2(E_1^{*2}+\vec p \ ^{*2} )</math></center>
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<center><math>s_{CM} \equiv 2m^2+2E^{*2}+2\vec p \ ^{*2} </math></center>
  
  
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<center><math>s_{CM} \equiv 2m^2+2((m^2+\vec p \ ^{*2})+\vec p \ ^{*2})</math></center>
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<center><math>s_{CM} \equiv 2m^2+2m^2+2\vec p \ ^{*2}+\vec p \ ^{*2})</math></center>
  
  

Revision as of 01:31, 16 June 2017

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s Channel

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

[math]s \equiv \left({\mathbf P_1^*}+ {\mathbf P_2^{*}}\right)^2=\left({\mathbf P_1^{'*}}+ {\mathbf P_2^{'*}}\right)^2[/math]



[math]s \equiv \left({\mathbf P_1^*}+ {\mathbf P_2^{*}}\right)^2[/math]


[math]s \equiv \mathbf P_1^{*2}+2 \mathbf P_1^* \mathbf P_2^*+ \mathbf P_2^{*2}[/math]


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


[math]\mathbf P^{2} \equiv m^2[/math]

This gives,

[math]s \equiv m_1^{2}+2 \mathbf P_1^* \mathbf P_2^*+ m_2^{2}[/math]


For the case [math]m_1=m_2=m[/math]


[math]s \equiv 2m^{2}+2 \mathbf P_1^* \mathbf P_2^*[/math]

Using the relationship


[math]\mathbf P_1 \cdot \mathbf P_2 = E_{1}E_{2}-(\vec p_1 \vec p_2)[/math]


[math]s \equiv 2m^2+2(E_1^*E_2^*-\vec p \ _1^* \vec p \ _2^*)[/math]


In the center of mass frame of reference,

[math]E_1^*=E_2^*=\frac{E^*}{2} \quad and \quad \vec p \ _1^*=-\vec p \ _2^*= \vec p \ ^*[/math]


[math]s_{CM} \equiv 2m^2+2E^{*2}+2\vec p \ ^{*2} [/math]


Using the relativistic energy equation

[math]E^2 \equiv \vec p \ ^2+m^2[/math]


[math]s_{CM} \equiv 2m^2+2m^2+2\vec p \ ^{*2}+\vec p \ ^{*2})[/math]


[math]s_{CM}=4(m^2+\vec p \ ^{*2})=(2E^*)^{2}[/math]




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