a) How far does a beam of muons with kinetic energy of i) 1 MeV, ii) 100 GeV pass through in empty space until its intensity is reduced to one half of its initial value? b) When do you use relativistic kinematics and when do you use Newtonian kinematics?

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a) How far does a beam of muons with kinetic energy of
i) 1 MeV,
ii) 100 GeV
pass through in empty space until its intensity is reduced to one half of
its initial value?
b) When do you use relativistic kinematics and when do you use
Newtonian kinematics?
Transcribed Image Text:a) How far does a beam of muons with kinetic energy of i) 1 MeV, ii) 100 GeV pass through in empty space until its intensity is reduced to one half of its initial value? b) When do you use relativistic kinematics and when do you use Newtonian kinematics?
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