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Uranium Halos--decay constants...constant
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<blockquote data-quote="essentialsaltes" data-source="post: 65006494" data-attributes="member: 294566"><p>The e- is actually part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_function" target="_blank">exponential function</a>. Writing it a bit differently the equation is</p><p></p><p>N = N0 * exp(-&#955;t)</p><p></p><p>Where exp(x) is the exponential function. It's just a coincidence that the minus sign next to the e makes it look like 'an electron'.</p><p></p><p></p><p>To make the connection to the OP. A common YEC argument is to say that &#955;, the decay constant, is not actually constant. The OP notes that if &#955; changes, it would have effects on other observations (in this case, the size of radiohaloes in geological specimens). These effects are not observed; therefore, this gives us confidence that the decay constant really is a constant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="essentialsaltes, post: 65006494, member: 294566"] The e- is actually part of the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_function"]exponential function[/URL]. Writing it a bit differently the equation is N = N0 * exp(-λt) Where exp(x) is the exponential function. It's just a coincidence that the minus sign next to the e makes it look like 'an electron'. To make the connection to the OP. A common YEC argument is to say that λ, the decay constant, is not actually constant. The OP notes that if λ changes, it would have effects on other observations (in this case, the size of radiohaloes in geological specimens). These effects are not observed; therefore, this gives us confidence that the decay constant really is a constant. [/QUOTE]
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