A new study published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics by three researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands has dramatically
Well, it also depends on how long the half life of protons are (if they decay). If it’s anywhere near the lower bound of 10^34 years, then baryonic matter would effectively cease to exist a lot sooner anyway.
I was totally confused by this as well. nowhere in the article (did not read the paper - sunday brain) did I see anything about proton decay timelines. as far as I was aware, its still up in the air if proton decay is even a thing. the strong force is… strong.
Well, it also depends on how long the half life of protons are (if they decay). If it’s anywhere near the lower bound of 10^34 years, then baryonic matter would effectively cease to exist a lot sooner anyway.
I was totally confused by this as well. nowhere in the article (did not read the paper - sunday brain) did I see anything about proton decay timelines. as far as I was aware, its still up in the air if proton decay is even a thing. the strong force is… strong.