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An Electron-Positron Pair Traveling Towards Each Other with a Speed \rarr

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An electron-positron pair traveling towards each other with a speed of v with respect to their center of mass,collide and annihilate according to e- + e+ \rarr γ\gamma + γ\gamma .An observer at rest with respect to the center of mass of the electron-positron pair,detects two photons each of frequency 5.13 * 1020 Hz .What was the speed,v prior to the collision?


A) 0.983 c
B) 0.971 c
C) 0.991 c
D) 0.942 c
E) 0.959 c

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