If we have two particles having same rest mass say $m$ and equal velocity approaching $c$ and they do a head on collision and stick together, then the mass of both particles after collision should be equal to 2(relativistic mass) . My view is it should be 2(rest mass) because they are no longer in motion so their masses should be again equal to rest mass. But by energy conservation it should be equal to relativistic mass. What do actually happen here?
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