Summary Every day particle detectors at the surface of the Earth detect muons created by cosmic rays hitting Earth's upper atmosphere. But muons have very short life spans and should have decayed before reaching the detectors. They are only detected due to time dilation as described by Einstein's theory of special relativity. Elegantly, the muons themselves experience the other feature of special relativity; length contract. So the muons live longer and travel father because they are going really, really fast.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Henry Reich Max Tegmark Grant Sanderson
Genres : Animation Documentary
Release date : Nov 12, 2018
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Nebula Channel Official English YouTube channel
Language : English Spanish
Production companies : Standard Broadcast
Summary Every day particle detectors at the surface of the Earth detect muons created by cosmic rays hitting Earth's upper atmosphere. But muons have very short life spans and should have decayed before reaching the detectors. They are only detected due to time dilation as described by Einstein's theory of special relativity. Elegantly, the muons themselves experience the other feature of special relativity; length contract. So the muons live longer and travel father because they are going really, really fast.
Genres : Animation Documentary
Release date : Nov 12, 2018
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Nebula Channel Official English YouTube channel
Language : English Spanish
Production companies : Standard Broadcast
