// Scilab Code Ex1.8: Page:29 (2011) clc;clear; c = 3e+008; // Speed of light in vacuum, m/s tau0 = 2e-008; // Mean lifetime of meson at rest, m/s v = 0.8*c; // Velocity of moving meason, m/s tau = tau0/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2); // Mean lifetime of meson in motion, m/s printf("\nThe mean lifetime of meson in motion = %4.2e s", tau); // Result // The mean lifetime of meson in motion = 3.33e-008 s