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Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition

Quantum Mechanics of Atoms

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28-2: Wave Function, Double-Slit

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28-11: Lasers

Problem 6

The $Z^0$ boson, discovered in 1985, is the mediator of the weak nuclear force, and it typically decays very quickly. Its average rest energy is 91.19 GeV, but its short lifetime shows up as an intrinsic width of 2.5 GeV. What is the lifetime of this particle? [Hint: See Example 28–3.]

2.6 \times 10^{-25} \textrm{ s}

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The Z0Z^0Z0 boson, discovered in 1985, is the mediator of the weak nuclear force, and it typically decays very quickly. Its average rest energy is 91.19 GeV, but its short lifetime shows up as an intrinsic width of 2.5 GeV. What is the lifetime of this particle? [Hint: See Example 28–3.]

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The $Z^0$ boson, discovered in 1985, is the mediator of the weak nuclear force, and it typically decays very quickly. Its average rest energy is 91.19 GeV, but its short lifetime shows up as an intrinsic width of 2.5 GeV. What is the lifetime of this particle? [Hint: See Example 28–3.]