01 January 2020 8 6K Report

During my reading about interaction of particles physics, i found there are some interactions that is impossible to occur because, it do not conserve the energy. By more investigation about this point, found that the rest mass of input particles of these type of interactions is less than the rest mass of output particles so, i think now that don't conserve energy because the rest mass not conserved. Is my understanding is correct?

If it is correct, we can by more K.E for input particles make a chance to convert the extra energy (K.E) to mass in output particles and making these interactions are possible (from the equation that relate the energy and mass in relativity $E=m c^2$).

Finally, I have problem to understand the meaning of impossible interactions due to the conservation of energy. An example of these ineractions:

$\Sigma^{0} \rightarrow \Lambda + \pi^{0}$

Thanks

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