Question: 1 4 . 2 9 * * An elastic collision is defined as one in which the total kinetic energy of the two particles is

14.29** An elastic collision is defined as one in which the total kinetic energy of the two particles is the same before and after the collision. (a) Show that in the CM frame, the individual kinetic energies of the two particles are separately conserved in an elastic collision. (b) Explain clearly why the same result is obviously not true in

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