Mesotron Decays and the Role of Anomalies

Abstract

Puzzles associated with Yukawa's mesotron theory of nuclear interactions led to the discovery of "anomalies" in quantum field theory. I will discuss some of the remarkable consequences of these anomalies in the physics of elementary particles.

Comments: Talk presented at the 2006 International Symposium of the Jubilee of the Sakata Model (pnL50). 10 pages