Because of Their Short Lifetimes,very Few Muons That Are Produced

question 140

Short Answer

Because of their short lifetimes,very few muons that are produced in the upper atmosphere at high speeds should be observed at the surface of the Earth.Yet we detect large numbers of muons at ground level because of the special relativistic effect of __________.

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