Question: In an accelerator, two protons with equal kinetic energies collide head-on. The following reaction takes place: p + p p + p + p

In an accelerator, two protons with equal kinetic energies collide head-on. The following reaction takes place: p + p → p + p + p + p. What is the minimum possible kinetic energy of each of the incident proton beams?

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