Quantum Mechanics (1) · Problem 18

Identical Particles

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · angular-distributions-rotation-matrices

Problem

Rotational Invariance and angular distributions: A spin-1 particle is polarized such that its spin direction is along the +z+z axis. It decays, with total decay rate Γ\Gamma, to π+π−\pi^+\pi^-. What is the angular distribution, dΓ/dΩd\Gamma/d\Omega, of the π+\pi^+? Note that the π±\pi^\pm has spin zero. What is the angular distribution if the initial spin projection is zero along the zz-axis? Minus one? What is the result if the initial particle is unpolarized (equal probabilities for all spin orientations)?

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