The \(\pi\) is found (in cosmic rays) and is the progenitor of the \(\mu\)’s that were seen before: \[\pi^{+}\rightarrow \mu^{+}+\nu_{\mu} \nonumber \] The next year artificial pions are produced in a...The \(\pi\) is found (in cosmic rays) and is the progenitor of the \(\mu\)’s that were seen before: \[\pi^{+}\rightarrow \mu^{+}+\nu_{\mu} \nonumber \] The next year artificial pions are produced in an accelerator, and in 1950 the neutral pion is found, \[\pi^{0}\rightarrow \gamma \gamma. \nonumber \] This is an example of the conservation of electric charge.
Particle physics as we know it today began with the ideas of Hideki Yukawa in 1935. Yukawa was interested in the strong nuclear force in particular and found an ingenious way to explain its short rang...Particle physics as we know it today began with the ideas of Hideki Yukawa in 1935. Yukawa was interested in the strong nuclear force in particular and found an ingenious way to explain its short range. His idea is a blend of particles, forces, relativity, and quantum mechanics that is applicable to all forces. Yukawa proposed that force is transmitted by the exchange of particles (called carrier particles). The field consists of these carrier particles.
Any process that occurs in nature must obey energy and momentum conservation. To analyze this particle decay, apply both conservation laws to the process.
