Relativistic quantum description of particle decays
Abstract: Wigner-Dirac relativistic quantum theory is applied to decay laws of an unstable particle in different reference frames. It is shown that decay slows down from the point of view of the moving observer, as expected. However, small deviations from Einstein's time dilation formula are also found. The origin of these deviations is discussed, as well as possibilities for their experimental detection.
Date: 07/05/2008 - 11:00 am
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