(a) What is the uncertainty in the energy released in the decay of a π0 due to its short lifetime?(b) What fraction of the decay energy is this, noting that the decay mode is π0 → γ + γ (so that all the π0 mass is destroyed)?

(a) What is the uncertainty in the energy released in the decay of a π0 due to its short lifetime?(b) What fraction of the decay energy is this, noting that the decay mode is π0 → γ + γ (so that all the π0 mass is destroyed)?

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