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Meson decay rates

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett., v. 36, no. 4, pp. 177-179
The new decay rates of mesons which have been published within the last year are examined to determine their consistency with SU(3) symmetry, vector dominance, and the quark model. It is shown that despite an apparent overall trend of the new data to disagree with certain quark-model predictions by a factor of 3 or so, the consistency of the data with usual ideas of low-energy phenomenology is impressive. It would appear that the new data do not constitute a crisis for the ''old'' physics. (AIP)
Research Organization:
Department of Physics and Scarborough College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A7 Canada
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-33-024475
OSTI ID:
4054781
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett., v. 36, no. 4, pp. 177-179, Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett., v. 36, no. 4, pp. 177-179; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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