In a reference frame where a Δ+ particle is at rest, it decays into a proton and a high-energy photon (a "gamma ray"): Δ+ → p+ + γ. The mass of the Δ+ particle is 1232 MeV/c2 and the mass of the proton is 938 MeV/c2 (1 MeV = 1 ✕ 106 eV). What is the Egamma and the vproton?

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In a reference frame where a Δ+ particle is at rest, it decays into a proton and a high-energy photon (a "gamma ray"): Δ+ → p+ + γ. The mass of the Δ+ particle is 1232 MeV/c2 and the mass of the proton is 938 MeV/c2 (1 MeV = 1 ✕ 106 eV).

What is the Egamma and the vproton?

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