Question: An elementary particle produced in a laboratory experiment travels 0.230 mm through the lab at a relative speed of 0.960c before it decays (becomes another

An elementary particle produced in a laboratory experiment travels 0.230 mm through the lab at a relative speed of 0.960c before it decays (becomes another particle).

(a) What is the proper lifetime of the particle?

(b) What is the distance the particle travels as measured from its rest frame?

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a Our labbased measurement of its lifetime is figured simply from t Lv 799 x 1013 ... View full answer

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