Question #317802

a certain type of elementary particle travels with a speed of 2.70 x 10∧8 m/s. at this speed, the half-life is measured to be 4.76 x 10 ∧ -6 s. what is the lifetime of the particle at rest?


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Expert's answer
2022-03-27T10:56:27-0400

The lifetime of the particle at rest

τ=Δt1v2c2\tau=\Delta t\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}}

τ=4.761061(2.7108)2(3.0108)2=2.07106  s\tau=4.76*10^{-6}\sqrt{1-\frac{(2.7*10^8)^2}{(3.0*10^8)^2}}=2.07*10^{-6}\;\rm s


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