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Niles
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Homework Statement
I have two particles in an accelerator approaching each other with a relative speed of 0.880c. The particles travel at the same speed as measured in the laboratory. I have to find the velocity of each particle.
The Attempt at a Solution
Ok, I use the transformation of velocities:
u'_x = (2*0.880c)/(1-(-(0.880c)^2/c^2)
- since v_1 = -v_2. I get 0,99c, but apparently it must equal 0,597c?!