Relativistic Decay and Separation Between Moving Nuclei A and B

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The discussion centers on the relativistic decay and separation between two moving nuclei, A and B, utilizing the relativistic velocity addition formula. The formula for the relative velocity, uba, is defined as uba=(ub-ua)/(1-uaub/c^2). The time dilation factor, γa, is expressed as γa=1/(1-a^2)^(1/2), and the distance at detection, dab, is calculated as dab=uba*Dta. A participant critiques the clarity of the mathematical presentation and questions the correctness of the solution due to inconsistencies in the application of the Lorentz transformation.

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From the stationary position of the observed O, two nuclei of atoms A and B are launched simultaneously, which move (with respect to O) in the same direction with corresponding constant relativistic velocities ua=ac and ub=bc. c denotes the speed of light and for the constants a and b it is valid that 0<a<b<1. Observer O found that after time t, the two nuclei split simultaneously.

What is the time interval between the decays of the two nuclei with respect to nucleus A? What was the distance (relative to A) between nuclei A and B when A detected the fission of B?
Relevant Equations
uba=(ub-ua)/(1-uaub/c^2)

Dta=γa(tb-uba*xba/c^2) =>Dta=γa(t-uba*uba*t/c^2)=>Dta=γat(1-uba^2/c^2)

γ=1/(1-(u/c)^2)^1/2
The relative velocity of nucleus B with respect to nucleus A is given by the relativistic velocity addition formula:
uba=(ub-ua)/(1-uaub/c^2)

Dta=γa(tb-uba*xba/c^2) =>Dta=γa(t-uba*uba*t/c^2)=>Dta=γat(1-uba^2/c^2)
γa=1/(1-a^2)^(1/2)

and and we can replace uba with their respective expression.
And the distance at the moment of detection is: dab=uba*Dta and and we can replace uab and Dta with their respective expressions.

Is my solution correct?
 
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Your work is kind of hard to read. It would be easier to follow if you typeset the math using LaTeX.

Anyway, your solution doesn't look correct to me because you're using ##\gamma_a## in the Lorentz transformation but using ##u_{ba}## as the relative speed of the two frames.
 
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