Widdekind Posted June 4, 2010 Posted June 4, 2010 In reality, neutrons are heavier than protons, and so, if free, the former decay into the latter, with a half-life of 11 minutes: [math]n^0 \to p^{+} e^{-} \bar{\nu}_e[/math] But, what if protons were heavier than neutrons ? Would that then mean, energetically, that all Hydrogen atoms would "collapse decay" into neutrons ? [math]p^{+} \to n^0 e^{+} \nu_e[/math] (what if ?) [math]e^{-} p^{+} \to n^0 \nu_e[/math] (what if ?)
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