Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 32 - Elementary Particles - General Problems - Page 946: 58

Answer

See the figure below.

Work Step by Step

There are many ways to describe this reaction of $$\rm \overline{p}\;+n\rightarrow\;\;\pi^-+\pi^0$$ since $\pi^0$ could be considered as $ \rm u\; \overline{u}$, or $\rm d\;\overline{d}$. It can also be considered a combination of $\rm u\;\overline{u}$ and $\rm d \;\overline{d}$. We chose $\rm u\; \overline{u}$, and the reaction is below. You can try the other methods since the author did not ask for all of them, he asked only for one.
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