Wave Mechanics of Couples (Neutron Neutrino)
Abstract
FERMI considers the β-decay as the transition of a `heavy' particle from the neutral state (neutron) into a charged state (proton) with simultaneous emission of two light particles (electron, neutrino). I consider correspondingly the (β-decay as a special case of processes in which a couple of particles (neutron neutrino) are involved. The principal feature of these processes is the fact that the rest-mass of the single particle is not conserved, but only that of a couple as a whole. The accepted methods of quantum mechanics do not apply to this case ; some new principle is required.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- January 1937
- DOI:
- 10.1038/139068a0
- Bibcode:
- 1937Natur.139Q..68B