High Energy Electron Greetings: Creation of Extra Particles?

[Mizies]

greetings..

i have 1 question:
When a very high energy electron hits a target material, four particles emerge from the target, that is three electrons and a positron, instead of just two electrons, the incident and ejected electrons. It seems that the two extra particles are created out of nothing. Do you agree with this statement?

 

[Nugatory]

greetings..
When a very high energy electron hits a target material, four particles emerge from the target, that is three electrons and a positron, instead of just two electrons, the incident and ejected electrons. It seems that the two extra particles are created out of nothing. Do you agree with this statement?

No. They are created, via Einstein's famous $E=mc^2$, from the energy of the incoming electron.

 

[Dale]

i have 1 question:
When a very high energy electron hits a target material, four particles emerge from the target, that is three electrons and a positron, instead of just two electrons, the incident and ejected electrons. It seems that the two extra particles are created out of nothing. Do you agree with this statement?

I would say 5 particles emerge. 3 electrons, a positron, and a cation. The cation is important because it is required for conservation of charge. The net charge before the collision is -1 and the net charge afterwards is also -1. All other quantities are also conserved.

 

[Vanadium 50]

It seems that the two extra particles are created out of nothing. Do you agree with this statement?

The description of what happens is correct. "Created out of nothing" is just a set of words. I do not think there is any additional meaning here, just opportunities for confusion.

 

[sardar]

I cannot agree with the statement that the two extra particles are created out of nothing. The creation of particles is governed by the laws of physics and energy conservation. In this case, the high energy electron has enough energy to create a positron and two additional electrons through a process called pair production. This process is well understood and has been observed in various experiments. Therefore, the appearance of these extra particles is not a creation out of nothing, but rather a result of the interaction between the high energy electron and the target material.