Leumas Physics

Mean Lifetime

τ = 1 / lambda_d

What it says

The average time a nucleus survives before decaying.

Symbols

SymbolQuantityDimension
τMean lifetime (s)T
lambda_dDecay constant (1/s)T^-1

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