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Muons are elementary particles that are formed high in the atmosphere by the interactions of cosmic rays with atomic nuclei. Muons are radioactive and have average lifetimes of about two-millionths of a second. Even though they travel at almost the speed of light, they have so far to travel through the atmosphere that very few should be detected at sea level - at least according to classical physics. Laboratory measurements, however, show that muons in great number do reach the earth's surface. What is the explanation?

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