sosodank
sosodank OP t1_iu1i339 wrote
Reply to comment by ehj in why can't a photon of appropriate energy enable P->N conversion? by sosodank
awesome expansion, and I finally appreciate the neutrino a bit after despising it all my life. thanks a lot for being the best part of reddit.
sosodank OP t1_iu1c42u wrote
Reply to comment by abeinszweidrei in why can't a photon of appropriate energy enable P->N conversion? by sosodank
well yes, I would of course expect a positrrn to emerge, p + gamma -> n + e+ and probably some neutrino for momentum conservation or whatever it is neutrinos do
sosodank OP t1_iu1bhjy wrote
Reply to comment by ehj in why can't a photon of appropriate energy enable P->N conversion? by sosodank
well hey, there we go! thanks much =]
sosodank t1_it85qxs wrote
Reply to comment by INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS in Does 1984 ever dive into how the Party took control over Oceania? [no direct spoilers please] by INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS
the best thing you could do, then, is read some history. everything has happened before, and everything will happen again.
sosodank OP t1_iu1ikra wrote
Reply to comment by sosodank in why can't a photon of appropriate energy enable P->N conversion? by sosodank
let me add a question: why must the energy of the emitted electron have a non-trivial spectrum? when you emit an alpha, you're falling to some distinct energy level, hence the single value (or at least a discrete spectrum in the case of complex isotopes). what's different about the beta? is it due to the W boson intermediary?