As protons decay, one by one, matter itself will disintegrate.

随着质子一个接一个的衰变，物质本身也会解体。

He is getting a lot of work done. He had a pretty interesting take on proton decay.

他完成了很多工作。在质子衰变方面有了不错的发现。

White dwarfs, neutron stars, brown dwarfs, planets: all of them will dissolve as their constituent protons decay.

白矮星、中子星、棕矮星、行星：所有这些都将随着其组成质子的衰变而溶解。

Well, I've been struggling for months to come up with a theory of dark matter that doesn't make protons decay.

我这几个月一直在研究暗物质中质子不衰变的问题。

Thus one might think that the possibility of spontaneous proton decay could not be tested experimentally.

因此，人们可能会认为自发质子衰变的可能性无法通过实验来检验。

Adam and Laughlin calculate that proton decay, which releases a tiny bit of energy, will cause white dwarfs to radiate heat with about the energy of 400 Watts.

亚当和劳林计算出，质子衰变会释放出少量的能量，这将导致白矮星辐射出大约400瓦的热量。

This is called alpha decay and the particle that it emits is basically the same as a helium nucleus: two protons and two neutrons.

这称为 α 衰变，它发射的粒子与氦原子核基本相同：两个质子和两个中子。

I can do both. No, my brain is working at optimal capacity. No, I can have a conversation with you and solve the dark matter proton decay problem at the same time.

我可以双管齐下。我的大脑现在处于最佳工作状态。我可以一边与你进行交谈，同时一边解决暗物质质子衰变问题。