Can a charged decaying particle serve as an ideal clock in the presence of the magnetic field?

Abstract

We investigate a model of a supposedly ideal clock based on the decay rate of a charged particle in circular motion in a constant magnetic field. We show that the time measured by an ideal clock depends on the acceleration. However, the effect becomes visible at an order of magnitude of 10^{28} g, therefore confirming the validity of the ideal clock hyphotesis for realistic accelerations.

10 pages, 4 figures. One reference added. Accepted for publication in PRD