Re: How long is a muon when at rest?

Perhaps you are unaware of such experiments as Michelson-Morley having
"size" as a property and the Lorentz contraction being given as reason
for the null result obtained. I, sir, am not "in trouble" as you put it
for asking how the Lorentz contraction would apply to a small particle
of finite mass travelling at near light speed, Whereas you and your
fellow group members appear to be unable to discuss the issue.
So far the responses have been:
1) 4.273e-17 cm
qwerty

2) Your original question makes no sense.
FreddiFrizz

3) Unless its length is zero in either case, of course. Multiplying
zero by
any number gives you zero.
Jon Bell

4) density is not an appropriate concept
PD

5) no classical concept of size makes any sense.
Bilge

6) Lorentz contraction applies to things that have size.
PD

7)As far as we know, a muon is a point particle, both moving and at
rest.
PD, who at least has the grace to add the caveat "as far as we know".

8) "PD told you what the experimentally determined size of the muon is"
David Smith.

Not one of you is prepared to discuss Lorentz contraction in a sensible
manner, and you sir, seem to think I am in trouble for asking a
question.

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