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    Special relativity - collision of a photon and an electron

    Alright, now for the really hard part - how do I find the photon's energy (prior to the collision) in the center of mass system?
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    Special relativity - collision of a photon and an electron

    Alright, I have reached a solution, and it seems somewhat too simple, esp. after all the time I put into this. Can someone please confirm this is correct? Here is what I did: P_1 = 2P_2 = The photon's momentum before the collision. P_2 = The Photon's momentum after the collision. E_1 =...
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    Special relativity - collision of a photon and an electron

    Thanks for the reply! These are my exact equations (from the second time around), so I know I did something right, but on the other hand, I still don't know what I did wrong because I didn't get a solution. I will double check all my calculations though, since your post confirms that the...
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    Special relativity - collision of a photon and an electron

    Hi! Just wanted to say that this is my first post here, and I thank in advance anyone who spends time on this. Hopefully I will be able to return the favor someday. Anyway..., I thought I knew how to do this, but apparently I was wrong... I need to analyze the collision of a photon at an...
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