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In ‘Introduction to Elementary Particles’, David Griffiths makes the following two statements:
a neutron decays into a proton, an electron, and an antineutrino (1.8)
And later:
but the following decay is not observed
an antineutrino plus a neutron decay into a proton and an electron (1.13)
But why was it expected? Surely the expected decay for (1.13) would be to a proton, electron and two antineutrinos
Clearly I am missing something, but I cannot see what; any clarification would be appreciated.
a neutron decays into a proton, an electron, and an antineutrino (1.8)
And later:
but the following decay is not observed
an antineutrino plus a neutron decay into a proton and an electron (1.13)
But why was it expected? Surely the expected decay for (1.13) would be to a proton, electron and two antineutrinos
Clearly I am missing something, but I cannot see what; any clarification would be appreciated.
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