Question #135741

A particle has a lifetime of 0.100 s when observed while it moves at a speed of service 0.650c with respect to the laboratory. What is its lifetime in its rest frame?


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Expert's answer
2020-10-05T10:58:21-0400

The lifetime in its rest frame is


τ=t1(v/c)2=0.110.652=0.076 s.\tau=t\sqrt{1-(v/c)^2}=0.1\sqrt{1-0.65^2}=0.076\text{ s}.


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