Hyperons and Heavy Mesons (Systematics and Decay)

Abstract

We attempt, in this article, to summarize the information now available,
\nboth experimental and theoretical, on the classification and decays of hyperons
\nand heavy mesons. Our principal emphasis is on the "weak interactions"
\nresponsible for the slow decays of these particles. The "strong interactions"
\ninvolved in production and scattering phenomena form a separate topic,
\nwhich we do not discuss at length. We do, however, mention the hyperfragments,
\nthe study of which bears on both kinds of interactions.