Re: A Forgotten Prediction of Einstein


Henri Wilson wrote:
On 6 Feb 2006 10:26:10 -0800, "Randy Poe" <poespam-trap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Henri Wilson wrote:
On 4 Feb 2006 16:45:30 -0800, "Randy Poe" <poespam-trap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Muons decay is largely caused by interaction with air molecules. Naturally most
decay occurs in the lower atmosphere.

We know the normal muon lifetime because we observe that muons
in accelerators decay in 2.2 usec in high vacuum.

Muons in accelerator rings are subject to huge, magnetically induced
compressive forces.

Why don't these same massive compressive forces cause
protons to decay?

Idiot. They don't facilitate decay. They inhibit it.

OK, let's go back to my previous statement then. Muons
decay in 2.2 microseconds in accelerators. They are
not interacting with air molecules when they do so.
So if "interacting with the lower atmosphere" is not why
they decay, and "massive compressive forces" is not
why they decay, what is your theory for why muons decay
in accelerators?

If you send a lemon to the bottom of the ocean, does it fall apart?

By the way, I hope you realize the answer to this is "yes".

If not, you are invited to take a submarine to 10000 feet of
depth or so and explain how the compression actually
prevents the sub from falling apart.

Again you may have missed that the ocean is not a vacuum.

There's no pressure in a vacuum. That's how we know it's
a vacuum.

Who knows what happens to muons circulating in a ring.

The people recording the data from the large number of
detectors around the accelerator know what happens to
the muons.

It certainly isn't a normal situation.

No, but it's a common and well-studied experiment with
reams of collected data.

Is your new position that muons don't decay in accelerators
and we have no idea what they could be doing in there?

- Randy

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