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
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“But I must needs take my petulance, contrasting it with my accustomed morning hopefulness, as a sign of the ageing of appetite, of a decay in the very capacity of enjoyment. We need some imaginative stimulus, some not impossible ideal which may shape vague hope, and transform it into effective desire, to carry us year after year, without disgust, through the routine- work which is so large a part of life.”
—Walter Pater (1839–1894)