Why does Positronium decay via the particles spiraling into eachother?

Subject: Why does Positronium decay via the particles spiraling into eachother?

Date: Sat Jul 21 22:49:13 2001
Posted by blake
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In other words why is the electron in Positronium not quantized to specific 
energy levels like it is in a (therefore stable) Hydrogen atom; whose electron 
does NOT spiral into the nucleus?

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