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Particle-particle collisions. A question. July 22, 2011 10:39 pm bowser

Assume a proton or neutron is flying around a collider counter-clockwise at 99.99% of the speed of light and collides head-on with another proton or neutron going clockwise at 99.99% the speed of speed of light. (The exact particle and exact percentages are irrelevant to the question.)

Is the effect of that collision the same as if one of them were travelling more than the speed of light and collides with a stationary particle?

Or is the energy needed to go from 99.99% to 100% greater than the energy needed to go from 0% to 99.99%?

Thanks.

  • You can't exceed a relative speed of light by sending two particles crashing into each other at velocities that add ... by cjb 2011-07-23 17:29:33
    • I would imagine car crash physics would come into play here. Most people say that the combined forces of ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-23 11:58:14

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