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Does Matter have a Half-Life?

Nature volume 194, page 464 (1962)Cite this article

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DR. SWART makes an interesting suggestion which is theoretically sound. He shows himself aware of the three main practical difficulties, and it may be worth while to emphasize these for the benefit of anyone who might wish to translate the proposal into an experiment.

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KAPP, R. Does Matter have a Half-Life?. Nature 194, 464 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/194464b0

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