Muon total energy: [ E_\mu = \sqrtp^2 c^2 + m_\mu^2 c^4 = \sqrt(29.79)^2 + (105.66)^2\ \textMeV ] [ = \sqrt887.4 + 11164.0 = \sqrt12051.4 \approx 109.78\ \textMeV ] Kinetic energy: [ K_\mu = E_\mu - m_\mu c^2 = 109.78 - 105.66 \approx 4.12\ \textMeV ]
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In the rest frame of the parent particle, its 4-momentum is $P = (M, 0)$. The decay products have 4-momenta $p_1 = (E_1, \mathbfp)$ and $p_2 = (E_2, -\mathbfp)$ (since momentum is conserved, the momenta must be equal in magnitude and opposite in direction).
This section is notorious for confusing students with isospin, parity (( P )), charge conjugation (( C )), and ( G )-parity. The solutions manual provides clear matrix representations of the Pauli matrices for isospin and shows how to apply selection rules to particle decays (e.g., why the ( \pi^0 ) decays to two photons but not three).