Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1364: 16b

Answer

$\text { With } $ $B(p)=+1, B(\bar{p})=-1, \quad B\left(\Lambda^{0}\right)=1, \quad B\left(\Sigma^{+}\right)=+1, \text { and } B\left(e^{-}\right)=0,$ we have $$1+(-1) \neq 1+1+0 . \text { Thus, the process does not conserve baryon number. } $$

Work Step by Step

$\text { With } $ $B(p)=+1, B(\bar{p})=-1, \quad B\left(\Lambda^{0}\right)=1, \quad B\left(\Sigma^{+}\right)=+1, \text { and } B\left(e^{-}\right)=0,$ we have $$1+(-1) \neq 1+1+0 . \text { Thus, the process does not conserve baryon number. } $$
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