A particular pion (pi^{+})decays in 26 nanoseconds in its own rest-frame. Suppose a particle accelerator produces the

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A particular pion \(\pi^{+}\)decays in 26 nanoseconds in its own rest-frame. Suppose a particle accelerator produces the pion with total energy \(E=100 m c^{2}\), where \(m\) is its mass. (a) How far (in meters) will it travel before decaying? (b) A different pion has a kinetic energy equal to its mass energy. If it travels a distance \(D\) before decaying, find how long it lived in its own rest-frame.

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Modern Classical Mechanics

ISBN: 9781108834971

1st Edition

Authors: T. M. Helliwell, V. V. Sahakian

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