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seerongo
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I am new to this forum and hoping all you experts here can help explain some things that have been bugging me.
In a double beta decay (any kind, with or without neutrinos), I read that the decay occurs from two separate neutrons, apparently simultaneously. Is this the case, or can one neutron decay into two protons somehow? The Feynman diagram I saw implies two separate neutrons. If the decay is from two separate neutrons, by what mechanism can two separate neutrons "know" to decay simultaneously, even if they are neighbors? Is there some trigger that affects both at once?
Ron
In a double beta decay (any kind, with or without neutrinos), I read that the decay occurs from two separate neutrons, apparently simultaneously. Is this the case, or can one neutron decay into two protons somehow? The Feynman diagram I saw implies two separate neutrons. If the decay is from two separate neutrons, by what mechanism can two separate neutrons "know" to decay simultaneously, even if they are neighbors? Is there some trigger that affects both at once?
Ron