The strong decays of mesons are studied in the framework of the P-3(0) mode
l with a momentum-dependent vertex. The meson wave functions are obtained f
rom quark-antiquark potentials including a finite quark size, instanton eff
ects, spin-orbit and tenser-force effects. Several prescriptions for treati
ng the decays into three mesons are proposed and analyzed. Comparison to ex
perimental data is presented in detail.