Abstract
IN a recent book Prof. R. O. Kapp1 has suggested that atoms of matter disappear spontaneously in a statistically random manner with a half-life of about 4 × 108 years and that it is this extinction of matter which causes gravitational attraction. It is the purpose of this communication to point out that there is no reason why the confirmation or disproof of this suggestion should not be established by means of existing techniques.
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
References
Kapp, R. O., Towards a Unified Cosmology (Hutchinson and Co., 1960).
Birge, Raymond T., Rev. Mod. Phys., 13, 233 (1941).
For example, Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, forty-first ed., 210 (Chemical Rubber Publishing Co., Cleveland, 1959–1960).
Dicke, R. H., Sci. Amer., 205, 84 (1961).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
SWART, E. Does Matter have a Half-Life?. Nature 194, 464 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/194464a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/194464a0
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.