Question: Show that the scattering variable defined by (8.28) reduces to (8.30) in the rest frame of the proton. Hence show that the scaling variable

Show that the scattering variable ν defined by (8.28) reduces to (8.30) in the rest frame of the proton. Hence show that the scaling variable (8.29) lies in the range 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 if the lepton masses are neglected.

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