Do protons die?

[rickymooston]

I'm reading a book called the last three minutes and it claims science has proven protons last for at least 10³² years on average.

[SkunkButt]

Are protons alive?

[rickymooston]

Are protons alive?

The term death was used in this popular p[hysics book I was reading.

Have you never heard somebody say their car "died" ...

It looked like an interesting research question.  The author was conjecturing that the proton may last longer than we can actually detect a decay ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_decay

[SkunkButt]

Well I guess it depends on what position one wants to take. Some say the matter will eventually "evaporate" others seeing matter lasting forever but decaying into even yet smaller particles.

[rickymooston]

Well I guess it depends on what position one wants to take. Some say the matter will eventually "evaporate" others seeing matter lasting forever but decaying into even yet smaller particles.

Yes, with the current lack of experimental evidence, that is what it is left to.

Its interesting you can't prove it lasts forever but you can give a lower bound on its life span

[SkunkButt]

Remember Ricky, don't put all your protons in one atom!