You're saying that an atom's decay rate is a function of the speed of light? What proof do we have of this? Does Newton's law of momentum also erroneously leave out the c component?
If decay rate is related to the elements composition (seems to be true), and the forces holding elements together include Electromagnetism and the Lorentz Force which also seems to be true, then yes. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_electromagnetism_a....]
Notably, light is a form of electromagnetism, so this shouldn’t be as surprising as it is. c is an explicit part of many formulas, interestingly. And electromagnetism was the first thing tackled in special relativity.
See also [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_four-potenti...]
Notably, light is a form of electromagnetism, so this shouldn’t be as surprising as it is. c is an explicit part of many formulas, interestingly. And electromagnetism was the first thing tackled in special relativity.