Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1145: 5

Answer

$\Delta t_0 =0.446ps$

Work Step by Step

First we need to get the time from the perspective of the particle detector with the given velocity and distance. $\Delta t_0 = 0.00105m/(0.0092c)$ Using a the time dilation equation given we can solve for the "proper time": $\Delta t=\Delta t_0 / \sqrt{1-(v/c)^2 }$ $\sqrt{1-(v/c)^2 } \Delta t=\Delta t_0 $ $\Delta t_0 =\sqrt{1-(v/c)^2 } \Delta t$ Now we substitute in our known values: $\Delta t_0 =\sqrt{1-(.992c/c)^2 } \frac{0.00105m}{.992c})$ $\Delta t_0 =4.46*10^{-13}s$ $\Delta t_0 =0.446ps$
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