A positive pion at rest decays into a positive muon and a neutrino. (a) Approximately how much

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A positive pion at rest decays into a positive muon and a neutrino.

(a) Approximately how much energy is released in the decay? (Assume the neutrino has zero rest mass. Use the muon and pion masses given in terms of the electron mass in Section 44.1.)

(b) Why can’t a positive muon decay into a positive pion?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0321696861

13th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford

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