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On the theory of hyperons and K-mesons

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

Summary

An analysis is made of the consequences of the well established law of conservation of « strangeness » on the schemes of quantum numbers attributed to Hyperons and K-mesons. It is shown that the usually accepted Gell-Mann-Nishijima scheme is not unique and that another scheme in which isotopic spin 0 is attributed to K-mesons and 1/2 to (Λ, Σ) particles is possible. A theory is developed based on general symmetry principles, with this new scheme, and it is shown that, at the stage when only interactions of K-mesons with hyperons are introduced, it is equivalent to Schwinger’s 4-dimensional (in isotopic spin space) theory. Some features of interactions of π-mesons with hyperons are considered, as well of weak interactions. One of these features is that for the interactions of the π-mesons with (Λ, Σ) particles we may lose the conservation of the isotopic spin (with the selection rule ΔI3=0, ± 1) with the new definition of isotopic spin.

Riassunto

Si analizzano le conseguenze della legge ormai affermatasi della conservazione della stranezza sugli schemi dei numeri quantici attribuiti agli iperoni e ai mesoni K. Si dimostra che lo schema di Gell-Mann-Nishima universalmente accettato non è unico e che è possibile un altro schema in cui al mesone K si attribuisce spin isotopico 0 e alle particelle (Λ, Σ) spin isotopico 1/2. Si sviluppa con questo. schema una teoria basata su principi generali di simmetria e si dimostra che nello stadio in oui si introducono solo interazioni di mesoni K con iperoni detta teoria è equivalente alla teoria quadridimensionale di Schwinger (nello spazio dello spin isotopicoj. Si considerano alcuni aspetti delle interazioni deboli. Uho di tali aspetti è ehe eon la nuova definizione dello spin isotopico nelle interazioni dei mesoni π eon le particelle (Λ, Σ) può andar perduta la conservazione dello spin isotopico (con la regola di selezione ΔI3 = 0, ± 1).

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Tiomno, J. On the theory of hyperons and K-mesons. Nuovo Cim 6, 69–83 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02827759

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