Pseudoscalar meson

ID: pseudoscalar-meson

Pseudoscalar meson by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
A meson with zero spin angular momentum and negative parity. The pion and kaon are familiar examples. Between two pseudoscalar mesons, parity conservation in the strong interaction forces the axial current matrix element to vanish, while the vector current has pseudoscalar-to-pseudoscalar form factors. The weak decay as a whole need not conserve parity.

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