A body of mass m1nbspwith initial velocity v0nbspcollides


A body of mass m1 with initial velocity v0 collides with a second body, of mass m2, initially at rest (like in the LAB frame). The initial Kinetic energy K0 of the first body must be "paid for"(must be provided by some energy source). But it is the total kinetic energy of the two bodies in the center-of-mass(CM) frame which represents the energy available for reactions, to create new particles, et cetera. Calculate the ratio of this total energy to the initial LAB energy K0, in term of the masses m1 and m2.

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