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From: "Paul.B.Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no>
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Subject: Re: Muon paradox
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2025 09:45:05 +0200
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Den 01.04.2025 21:12, skrev LaurenceClarkCrossen:
> On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 18:26:22 +0000, Paul.B.Andersen wrote:
> 
>> Den 01.04.2025 17:38, skrev LaurenceClarkCrossen:
>>
>>> I mean, "Yes, muons have mass, and their mass is approximately 207 times
>>> that of an electron, with a value of about 105.7 MeV/c², according to
>>> Britannica [10, 17] and other sources [1, 3, 6, 7]." -Google AI
>>> So they must move faster in the atmosphere.
>>
>> So since the mass of a  muon is 207 times the mass of an electron
>> it must fall 207 times faster than an electron? :-D

> If you listened with any intelligence or weren't willfully
> misconstruing, the obvious meaning is that having any mass, gravity
> accelerates them. That would not be enough to account for the ten times
> longer distance they travel so they must live longer.

The noble art of missing the point. :-D

"Yes, muons have mass, and their mass is approximately 207 times
  that of an electron, ...
  So they must move faster in the atmosphere."

Ever heard about Galileo Galilei and the leaning tower in Pisa?

-- 
Paul

https://paulba.no/