A Z0 boson (mass=92.26 GeV/c2) which is observed to move in the lab frame with speed v=c/2 decays into an electron (e-) and a positron (e+). How fast are the electron and the positron moving in the rest frame of the Z0 boson.
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A Z0 boson (mass=92.26 GeV/c2) which is observed to move in the lab frame with speed v=c/2 decays into an electron (e-) and a positron (e+). How fast are the electron and the positron moving in the rest frame of the Z0 boson.
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