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free neutrons are unstable: would a muon in say uranium be "stable"?
free neutrons are unstable: would a muon in say uranium be "stable"?
free neutrons decompose and have a half-life of about 15 minutes.
neutrons bound in a nucleus, especially in a magic shell configuration like helium-4 or iron, have an indefinite lifespan.
muons are unstable with 4.4 msec half-life.
muon decay can be lengthen near-light speeds due to special relativity time dilation
would a muon in an extremely heavy nucleous like uranium where 1S electrons have near-light speeds be stable, or have a long half-life?
such muons might serve as a basis for cold fusion.
remove 1 electron from a uranium atom (or other stable heavy isotope)
replace with muon.
free neutrons are unstable: would a muon in say uranium be "stable"?
free neutrons decompose and have a half-life of about 15 minutes.
neutrons bound in a nucleus, especially in a magic shell configuration like helium-4 or iron, have an indefinite lifespan.
muons are unstable with 4.4 msec half-life.
muon decay can be lengthen near-light speeds due to special relativity time dilation
would a muon in an extremely heavy nucleous like uranium where 1S electrons have near-light speeds be stable, or have a long half-life?
such muons might serve as a basis for cold fusion.
remove 1 electron from a uranium atom (or other stable heavy isotope)
replace with muon.