Question #134843
A particle has a lifetime of 0.100 s when observed while it moves at a speed of 0.650c with respect to the laboratory. What is its lifetime in its rest frame?
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2020-09-28T08:10:09-0400

As Δτ=Δt1v2/c2\Delta\tau=\Delta t\sdot\sqrt{1-v^2/c^2} where Δt=0.100s,v=0.650c\Delta t=0.100s, v=0.650c then Δτ0.076s\Delta\tau\approx0.076s


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