Muons, gravity and time

2015/08/04 by F. J. M. Farley, Francis J. M. Farley, Farley, Francis J. M. · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #physics.gen-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1508.02339

3 pages, added keywords, added reference to Vessot and Levine, minor revisions

arxiv created 2015/08/14 · arxiv updated 2015/08/17

Abstract

In the muon storage rings the muons are subject to a very large radial acceleration. The equivalence principle implies a large gravity force. It has no effect on the muon lifetime.

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