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Homework Statement
Consider positronium decay. Show the magnitude of the momentum for each gamma ray is [tex]m_0c[/tex] where [tex]m_0[/tex] is the mass of the electron.
Homework Equations
[tex] E=\sqrt{p^2c^2+m^2c^4}, p=h\nu/v [/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm not sure how to start this one, though I suspect the solution is elementary. Should I use conservation of energy or momentum or both? Are the above equations relevant? I come from a mathematics background, not a physics background, so problems which require "energy considerations" still confuse me.