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1.4 Periodo de semidesintegración o semivida

(half-life), $T$, $t_{1/2}$

Tiempo en que $N$ se reduce a la mitad:

\begin{eqnarray*}
N(T)=\frac12 N(0)
\Longrightarrow
N(0)e^{-\lambda T}=\frac12...
...
\\
e^{-\lambda T} = \frac 12
\Longrightarrow
\lambda T = \ln 2
\end{eqnarray*}

\fbox{\parbox{8cm}{
\begin{displaymath}T= \frac{\ln 2}{\lambda} = \frac{0.693}{\lambda} \end{displaymath}}}


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J.E. Amaro
2006-05-05