Suppose a muon produced as a result of a cosmic ray colliding with a nucleus in the upper atmosphere has a velocity v =
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:35 pm
Suppose a muon produced as a result of a cosmic ray collidingwith a nucleus in the upper atmosphere has a velocity v = 0.950c.Suppose it travels at constant velocity and lives 2.20 µs asmeasured by an observer who moves with it (this is the time on themuon's internal clock). It can be shown that it lives for 7.05 µsas measured by an Earth-bound observer.
(a) How long (in µs) would the muon have lived as observed onEarth if its velocity was 0.542c?
(b) How far (in m) would it have traveled as observed onEarth?
(c) What distance (in m) is this in the muon's frame?
(a) How long (in µs) would the muon have lived as observed onEarth if its velocity was 0.542c?
(b) How far (in m) would it have traveled as observed onEarth?
(c) What distance (in m) is this in the muon's frame?