Problem Set 1

Due September 4

1-6

1-34

1-43. Note that b º v/c. Also, the mean lifetime is not identical to the half-life. Whereas the half-life is the time in which a substance decays to ½ of its original mass, the mean lifetime is the time in which a substance decays to 1/e of its original mass.

1-57. An exhilarating challenge!