A Neutron Passes by Earth at Relativistic Speed

question 45

Multiple Choice

A neutron passes by Earth at relativistic speed. Earth scientists observe the process of the neutron decaying into a proton, an electron, and a neutrino. Compared to the same type of process on Earth, earthbound observers would say that the process in the moving neutron

• A) appears to happen at the same rate.
• B) appears to happen more slowly.
• C) appears to happen faster.
• D) No process in another reference frame can be observed.

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