Comment on Physicists make most precise measurement of neutron’s lifetimeparentComments−JumpCrisscross4yDoes this mean the neutrons are continuously degrading? Their decay products continuously recombining into new neutrons? (Though that would imply "evaporation" at the surface?)−kadoban4yI _think_ not, it's just energenically unfavorable so it should ~never happen.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urca_process this does seem to be going on though, which tbh I just don't understand so it may contradict what I just said, or not.
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Does this mean the neutrons are continuously degrading? Their decay products continuously recombining into new neutrons? (Though that would imply "evaporation" at the surface?)
I _think_ not, it's just energenically unfavorable so it should ~never happen.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urca_process this does seem to be going on though, which tbh I just don't understand so it may contradict what I just said, or not.