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| Feb9-05, 02:57 AM | #1 |
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Nuclear physics Pions and Parity?
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[tex] \pi^- + d \rightarrow n + n + \pi^0 [/tex] not happen for pions at rest? work so far: [tex] \begin{array} {|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline&\pi^-&d&\rightarrow &n \ + \ n&\pi^0\\\hline{Spin}&0&1&\ \rightarrow &1/2 \ 1/2&0\\\hline{J}&0&1&\rightarrow &L + \ S&0\\\hline{Parity}&-1&1&\rightarrow &(-1)^{S+L+1}&-1\\\hline \end{array} [/tex] d is deuterium S+L for the nuetron pair must be even since they are identical fermions Partity egeinvalues -1 != 1 I think the Paritiy inequality is the key, but i can not make the connection with a physical law. Any help would be nice, Thanks Edit: never mind I figuared it out. Aditional angular momentum on the left hand side will flip parity(l=1,3,5...), making parity conserved again. Thanks anyway |
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