The mass of the proton is:
and the mass of the antiproton is exactly the same, so the total mass of the two particles is
.
In the annihilation, all the mass of the two particles is converted into energy, and the amount of this energy is given by Einstein's equivalence between mass and energy:
where M is the mass converted into energy and c is the speed of light. In this example,
, therefore the energy released is
and the mass of the antiproton is exactly the same, so the total mass of the two particles is
In the annihilation, all the mass of the two particles is converted into energy, and the amount of this energy is given by Einstein's equivalence between mass and energy:
where M is the mass converted into energy and c is the speed of light. In this example,