Shouldn't the particle and anti-particle in a meson annihilate? [Archive]

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ScienceNerd36

Oct24-09, 09:45 AM

I've been wondering ever since I read about mesons, how they can exist. Shouldn't the particle anti-particle pair annihilate? Or is there something I'm missing from my idea of the meson?

Vanadium 50

Oct24-09, 10:25 AM

The can and they do. That's why mesons are unstable.