Vector decay into identical spin-zero mesons

ID: vector-decay-into-identical-spin-zero-mesons

A spin-one parent cannot decay into two identical spin-zero particles in the same internal state while preserving rotational symmetry and Bose exchange symmetry. Their final total angular momentum is orbital , which is antisymmetric under interchange. Bose symmetry requires even instead. An energetically allowed decay with matching parity can therefore remain forbidden independently of the interaction's coupling strength.

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