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How can a down quark emit a W- when decaying if the boson is much heavier than the quark or even the whole neutron?
Actually, the three quarks together make ~10 MeV, but the neutron is said to be ~939 MeV, so there is 929 MeV missing, i though that W- bosons made it up, but then i realized that the bosons mass is said to be ~80 GeV, witch is much more than missing. And gluons are said to be massless.
Actually, the three quarks together make ~10 MeV, but the neutron is said to be ~939 MeV, so there is 929 MeV missing, i though that W- bosons made it up, but then i realized that the bosons mass is said to be ~80 GeV, witch is much more than missing. And gluons are said to be massless.
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