// Scilab Code Ex16.7: Page-598(2014) clc; clear; c = 1; // For simplicity assume speed of light to be unity, m/s d = 1.6e+005; // Distance of the supernova 1987A from the earth, ly m = 16; // Mass of heavier neutrino, eV/c^2; E = 20e+006; // Energy of the neutrino, eV delta_t = d/(2*c)*(m/E)^2; // Difference between the travel times of the lighter and the massive neutrinos, y printf("\nThe difference between the travel times of the lighter and the massive neutrinos = %3.1f s", delta_t*(365.25*24*60*60)); // Result // The difference between the travel times of the lighter and the massive neutrinos = 1.6 s