In nuclear physics, neutron decay may refer to:
- Neutron emission by an atomic nucleus
- Free neutron decay
- Beta decay of a neutron inside an atomic nucleus
- Baryon decay, as predicted by grand unified theories, also involves neutron decay
Famous quotes containing the word decay:
“The goal of every culture is to decay through over-civilization; the factors of decadence,—luxury, scepticism, weariness and superstition,—are constant. The civilization of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.”
—Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)