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Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition

Elementary Particles

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32-1: Particles and Accelerators

32-2 to 32-6: Particle Interactions, Particle Exchange

32-7 to 32-11: Resonances, Standard Model, Quarks, QCD, GUT

Problem 17

Two protons are heading toward each other with equal speeds. What minimum kinetic energy must each have if a $\pi^0$ meson is to be created in the process? (See Table 32–2.)

67.5 \textrm{ MeV}

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Two protons are heading toward each other with equal speeds. What minimum kinetic energy must each have if a π0\pi^0π0 meson is to be created in the process? (See Table 32–2.)

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Two protons are heading toward each other with equal speeds. What minimum kinetic energy must each have if a $\pi^0$ meson is to be created in the process? (See Table 32–2.)