In Table 8.1 are reported half lives of nuclei with values greater than (10^{15}) years, while the

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In Table 8.1 are reported half lives of nuclei with values greater than \(10^{15}\) years, while the current age of the Universe is only \(1.37 \times 10^{10}\) years. Could you explain how it is possible to measure half lives of nuclei so much longer than the life of the Universe itself?

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