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Consider ##\Sigma^0 \rightarrow \Lambda + \pi^0##. (Not Allowed)
According to griffiths, this strong interaction is not allowed by 'Conservation of Energy'. I'm not sure why, as this simply shows an up and anti-up quark coming together, producing a gluon, where mass of gluon is mass of up and anti-up quark combined.
Consider ##p + p \rightarrow p + p + p + \bar p##. (Allowed)
Why is this possible by the strong interaction then?
According to griffiths, this strong interaction is not allowed by 'Conservation of Energy'. I'm not sure why, as this simply shows an up and anti-up quark coming together, producing a gluon, where mass of gluon is mass of up and anti-up quark combined.
Consider ##p + p \rightarrow p + p + p + \bar p##. (Allowed)
Why is this possible by the strong interaction then?