
College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 26, Problem 11P
26.3-26.6 Simultaneity, Time Dilation, Length Contraction, and Spacetime Diagrams
Extending life? Free neutrons have an average lifetime of about 1000 s before transforming into an electron, a proton, and an anti-neutrino. If a neutron leaves the Sun at a speed of 0.999c, (a) how long does it live according to an Earth observer? (b) Will such a neutron reach Pluto ( 5.9×1012 m from the Sun) before transforming? Explain your answers.
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