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Before the collision, the two protons are not at rest, so the total energy is ##2E'##, not ##2E_0##. After the collision, the particles are at rest, so the energy of each particle is just ##E_0##. The equation you wrote down has the initial protons at rest and the final particles all moving.LagrangeEuler said:in COM frame where \vec{p}=\vec{0}
I get
2E_0=\sqrt{E_0^2+p_1'^2c^2}+\sqrt{E_0^2+p_2'^2c^2}+...+\sqrt{E_0^2+p_n'^2c^2}
\vec{0}=\vec{p}'_1+\vec{p}'_2+...+\vec{p}'_n
and it does not have sense. Where is the mistake? It is obvious that the mistake is in the equation
2E_0=\sqrt{E_0^2+p_1'^2c^2}+\sqrt{E_0^2+p_2'^2c^2}+...+\sqrt{E_0^2+p_n'^2c^2}. Could you please help me to understand where is the error?