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It's a literal angle, like you learned in geometry class. After the decay, two particles fly off in different directions. They mean the angle between those dire
by knzhou 7y ago
It's a literal angle, like you learned in geometry class. After the decay, two particles fly off in different directions. They mean the angle between those directions.
- dmix 7y agoApologies I meant what the significance of the particles bouncing off at certain angles, particularly down to the degree as others have mentioned the different ranges reported. My short google search earlier didn't help me much. Others have provided some links I will dig into.
- at_a_remove 7y agoYou can use the angle (in conjunction with trig applied to various conservation principles such as conservation of momentum) in an attempt to derive quantities like mass.