Two-photon kinematics for a pair at rest

Zero total momentum, negligible relative kinetic and binding energy, no other participants, and the two-photon channel already selected.

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\mathbf p_1+\mathbf p_2=0,\quad E_1+E_2=2m_ec^2,\quad E_i=c|\mathbf p_i|\quad\Longrightarrow\quad E_1=E_2=m_ec^2\simeq511\,\mathrm{keV}

Zero total momentum, negligible relative kinetic and binding energy, no other participants, and the two-photon channel already selected.
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