WE have generalized a theory put forward by Yukawa1 showing that nuclear forces can be explained by assuming the existence of new particles of mass about two hundred times that of the electron. Our theory is relativistically invariant, and in its present form gives results which we believe are of actual significance for cosmic ray and nuclear phenomena.
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Some of the points noted above were also mentioned by Dr. Heitler in a conversation with me on the original Yukawa theory. Cf. also Wenzel, G., Z. Phys., 104, 34 and 105, 738 (1937) for a different introduction of new Bose particles.
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BHABHA, H. Nuclear Forces, Heavy Electrons and the β-Decay. Nature 141, 117–118 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141117a0
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