Re: How long is a muon when at rest?




"Arthur Dent" <jp006t2227@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1116697297.404399.202180@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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.

Lorentz contraction does not give the reason for the null result.
Lorentz contraction is a consequence of a model that is
compatible with the null result.

Dirk Vdm


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