Chapter 39: Problem 37
Draw possible Feynman diagrams for the following phenomena: a) protons scattering off each other b) neutron beta decays to a proton: \(n \rightarrow p+e^{-}+\bar{\nu}_{e}\).
Chapter 39: Problem 37
Draw possible Feynman diagrams for the following phenomena: a) protons scattering off each other b) neutron beta decays to a proton: \(n \rightarrow p+e^{-}+\bar{\nu}_{e}\).
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