Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics
Joint Laboratory Seminar
Leader – V. N. Shvetsov
Date and Time: Wednesday, 15 March 2023, at 11:00 AM
Venue: FLNP Conference Hall (3rd floor), Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, online on Zoom
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Seminar topic: “On verification of the principle of relativity in the β-decay of the neutron”
Speaker: V. R. Skoy
Abstract:
A hypothesis of the dependence of the free neutron lifetime on helicity is proposed. It is shown that this contradicts the principle of relativity, and therefore the supposed effect can be a test of the principle of relativity in the weak interaction. A quantitative model of the effect was developed and experiments in which it can be measured were considered. The discussion and consequences of the effect are presented.