The law of conservation of energy states that energy must be conserved no matter what. So, how is it conserved in the decay process of elementary particles. For example, if a top quark ( Mass: 173.1 GeV/c2) decays into a bottom quark ( Mass: 4.18 GeV/c2) and w Boson ( Mass: 80.433 GeV/c2). If the Mass of the output isn’t equal to the Mass of the input then where did the “energy” go?
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Either gamma rays (EM radiation), or momentum (the particles are yeeted out of the decay at healthy fractions of lightspeed).
Either gamma rays (EM radiation), or momentum (the particles are yeeted out of the decay at healthy fractions of lightspeed).
Either gamma rays (EM radiation), or momentum (the particles are yeeted out of the decay at healthy fractions of lightspeed).
Energy via E=MC^2
The energy is (in layman terms) just stored as mass which is then released during decay.
Energy via E=MC^2
The energy is (in layman terms) just stored as mass which is then released during decay.
Energy via E=MC^2
The energy is (in layman terms) just stored as mass which is then released during decay.
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