Adding momentum in STR and DSR?

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The discussion focuses on the addition of momentum in the context of Special Theory of Relativity (STR) and Double Special Relativity (DSR). It establishes that the sum of two four-momenta is achieved through standard vector addition, where each component is summed individually. This principle applies uniformly across both STR and DSR, indicating a consistent methodology for momentum addition in relativistic physics.

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How to add momentums in special theory of relativity? Is there same principle? And how to adding momentum in Double special relativity?
 
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albatros said:
How to add momentums in special theory of relativity?
The sum of two four-momenta is the four-momentum formed by summing each component. I.e. standard vector addition.
 

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