At At Figure 28.7 A muon in the Earth's atmosphere lives longer as measured by an Earth-bound observer than measured by the muon's internal clock.

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Suppose a cosmic ray colliding with a nucleus in the Earth’s upper atmosphere produces a muon that has a velocity v = 0.950c . The muon then travels at constant velocity and lives 1.52 μs as measured in the muon’s frame of reference. (You can imagine this as the muon’s internal clock.) How long does the muon live as measured by an Earth-bound observer?

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Figure 28.7 A muon in the Earth's atmosphere lives longer as measured by an Earth-bound observer than measured by the muon's internal
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Transcribed Image Text:At At Figure 28.7 A muon in the Earth's atmosphere lives longer as measured by an Earth-bound observer than measured by the muon's internal clock.
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