Hyperon Non-leptonic Decays, the |Delta I|=1/2 Rule, and A Priori Mixed Hadrons

Abstract

The $|\Delta I|=1/2$ rule in non-leptonic decays of hyperons can be naturally understood by postulating a priori mixed physical hadrons, along with the isospin invariance of the responsible transition operator. It is shown that this operator can be identified with the strong interaction Yukawa hamiltonian. The experimental amplitudes are well reproduced.