isospin

Definitions


[ˈʌɪsə(ʊ)spɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a vector quantity or quantum number assigned to subatomic particles and atomic nuclei and having values such that similar particles differing only in charge-related properties (independent of the strong interaction between particles) can be treated as different states of a single particle


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Origin:
1950s: contraction of isotopic spin, isobaric spin




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