Landau–Yang theorem

In quantum mechanics, the Landau–Yang theorem is a selection rule for particles that decay into two on-shell photons. The theorem states that a massive particle with spin 1 cannot decay into two photons. It is named after the work of Lev Landau in 1948 and C.N. Yang in 1950.

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