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Homework Statement
Suppose that a positron traveling at a speed of 0.93c collides head on with an electron traveling at the same speed.
What is the sum of the energies of the two photons?
Homework Equations
mass of an electron = 9e-31 kg
E=[tex]\gamma[/tex]mc2 - mc2
The Attempt at a Solution
2.2032e-13 - 8.1e-14 = 1.3932e-13
1.393e-13 * 2 = 2.7864e-13 J