Because of their short lifetimes,very few muons that are produced in the upper atmosphere at high speeds should be observed at the surface of the Earth.Yet we detect large numbers of muons at ground level because of the Pauli exclusion principle.

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The large number of muons detected at ground level is due to time dilation, a relativistic effect, not the Pauli exclusion principle.

Because of Their Short Lifetimes,very Few Muons That Are Produced