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Garlic
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Hello everyone,
I know that electrons in heavy atoms move at relativistic speeds, resulting in heavier electrons and smaller radius.
If we replace an electron in a heavy atom with a muon, the muon would move to the center (occupying the lowest energy state possible), and making the radius of the atom smaller (similar to the behavior of lambda baryons in a hypernucleus). Since the muon would move at relativistic speeds, the relativistic half life would be longer.
I have read somewhere that fusion with atoms that have smaller radii is more efficient, so wouldn't this method be efficient?
I know that electrons in heavy atoms move at relativistic speeds, resulting in heavier electrons and smaller radius.
If we replace an electron in a heavy atom with a muon, the muon would move to the center (occupying the lowest energy state possible), and making the radius of the atom smaller (similar to the behavior of lambda baryons in a hypernucleus). Since the muon would move at relativistic speeds, the relativistic half life would be longer.
I have read somewhere that fusion with atoms that have smaller radii is more efficient, so wouldn't this method be efficient?