Re: why should I care
- From: "Don Giovanni" <release_willy@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 9 Jul 2005 06:45:57 -0700
N:dlzc D:aol T:com (dlzc) wrote:
> Dear Don Giovanni:
>
> "Don Giovanni" <release_willy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > the muons travelling near c experience length
> > contraction
>
> OK. The Earth's atmosphere appears contracted, yes. A little
> hard to contract a point particle...
so relativity is bogus (!?)
>
> > but why should i care, i could say that they
> > travel at a higher then c speed, am i cool?
>
> Not really. Muons are charged, consequently, they have a
> mechanism that will brake them... namely Cerenkov radiation.
apparently they aint braked to a velocity under c, but
at a velocity higher then c
Cerenkov radiation can be bogus as well if it is based
on incorrect assumtions
>
> And the numbers of muons at altitude, as compared to the numbers
> at surface, indicate that muons don't travel faster than c.
>
> David A. Smith
.
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