Question: In the lab frame, two protons are moving away from each other at equal speed. In the rest frame of each proton, the other

In the lab frame, two protons are moving away from each other

In the lab frame, two protons are moving away from each other at equal speed. In the rest frame of each proton, the other proton has a speed of 0.700c. What does an observer at rest in the lab frame measure for the energy and (magnitude of) momentum of each proton? The mass of the proton is 938 MeV/c2.

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