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That is, a single hyperon is not restricted by the Pauli exclusion principle, and can sink to the lowest energy level. As such, hypernuclei are often smaller and more tightly bound than normal nuclei; for example, the lithium hypernucleus is 19% smaller than the normal nucleus ⁶Li. However, the hyperons can decay via the weak force; the mean lifetime of a free ? is , and that of a ? hypernucleus is usually slightly

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