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PRONUNCIATION OF ISOSPIN

isospin  [ˈaɪsəʊˌspɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ISOSPIN

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Isospin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ISOSPIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Isospin

In particle physics, isospin is a quantum number related to the strong interaction. Particles that are affected equally by the strong force but have different charges can be treated as being different states of the same particle with isospin values related to the number of charge states. Although it does not have the units of angular momentum and is not a type of spin, it is formally treated as a quantum mechanical angular momentum. For example, a proton-neutron pair can be in a state of total isospin 1 or 0. It is a dimensionless quantity and the name derives from the fact that the mathematical structures used to describe it are very similar to those used to describe the intrinsic form of angular momentum. This term was derived from isotopic spin which is confusing and nuclear physicists prefer isobaric spin, which is more precise in meaning. Isospin symmetry is a subset of the flavour symmetry seen more broadly in the interactions of baryons and mesons.

Definition of isospin in the English dictionary

The definition of isospin in the dictionary is an internal quantum number used in the classification of elementary particles. Particles which have very similar properties except for those associated with their charge are regarded as forms of the same fundamental particle with different components of the isospin in a certain direction in an imaginary space Also called: isobaric spin, isotopic spin.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ISOSPIN


backspin
ˈbækˌspɪn
Crispin
ˈkrɪspɪn
downspin
ˈdaʊnˌspɪn
galopin
ˈɡæləpɪn
hairpin
ˈhɛəˌpɪn
kingpin
ˈkɪŋˌpɪn
lapin
ˈlæpɪn
lupin
ˈluːpɪn
overspin
ˌəʊvəˈspɪn
pin
pɪn
pippin
ˈpɪpɪn
repin
riːˈpɪn
sidespin
ˈsaɪdˌspɪn
spin
spɪn
tailspin
ˈteɪlˌspɪn
topspin
ˈtɒpˌspɪn
Turpin
ˈtɜːpɪn
underpin
ˌʌndəˈpɪn
underspin
ˈʌndəˌspɪn
wheelspin
ˈwiːlspɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ISOSPIN

isopteran
isopterous
isopycnal
isopycnic
isorhythmic
isosceles
isoseismal
isoseismic
isosmotic
isosmotically
isospondylous
isosporous
isospory
isostacy
isostasy
isostatic
isostatically
isostemonous
isosteric
isosthenuria

WORDS THAT END LIKE ISOSPIN

aeroplane spin
Chaliapin
Chopin
clothespin
coppin
flat spin
gonadotropin
harpin
I-pin
isobaric spin
isotopic spin
Jospin
lynchpin
on the spin
rolling pin
rough spin
sculpin
stick pin
terrapin
wrist pin

Synonyms and antonyms of isospin in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «isospin» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

同位旋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

isospin
570 millions of speakers

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isospin
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Translator English - Hindi

isospin
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ar

Translator English - Arabic

لف نظائري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изоспиновые
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isospin
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isospin
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isospin
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Isospin
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Isospin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

荷電スピン
130 millions of speakers

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isospin
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Isospin
85 millions of speakers
vi

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isospin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமதற்சுழற்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आयसोस्पिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

izospin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

isospin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

izospinowych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ізоспіновие
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

isospin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

isospin
15 millions of speakers
af

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isospin
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Translator English - Swedish

isospinn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

isospin
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about isospin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ISOSPIN»

Discover the use of isospin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to isospin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lie Algebras in Particle Physics: From Isospin to Unified ...
Howard Georgi is the co-inventor (with Sheldon Glashow) of the SU(5) theory.
Howard Georgi, 1999
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Symmetries in Atomic Nuclei: From Isospin to Supersymmetry
The authors present an overview of recent applications of symmetry to the description of atomic nuclei.
Alejandro Frank, Jan Jolie, P. Van Isacker, 2009
3
Nuclei at Extremes of Isospin and Mass
Contributed articles presented in a workshop organised by Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, held during Mar. 10-22, 2003.
A. Ansari, R. K. Choudhury, 2005
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Handbook of Physics
Isospin and generalized Pauli principle Isospin, ˆt, operator of isospin, has all the mathematical properties of the spin operator ˆs =ˆσ/2 (in units of ~), ˆt=(ˆtx,ˆty,ˆtz), ˆt = ˆτ/2, t = 1/2, mt =±1/2. Proton and neutron may be considered to be two ...
Walter Benenson, Horst Stöcker, 2002
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Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics
The two initial hadrons belong to two isospin multiplets, and similarly the final ones. Changing the particles in each of these multiplets we have different reactions, with cross-sections related by isospin conservation. We shall see some  ...
Alessandro Bettini, 2014
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Symmetry Principles Particle Physics
APPENDIX C ISOSPIN AND SU(3) PHASE CONVENTIONS This appendix contains an explanation of the phase conventions used in this book for the operators and states of the internal symmetries: isospin, SU(3) and charge conjugation.
W. M. Gibson, B. R. Pollard, 1980
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Great Physicists: The Life and Times of Leading Physicists ...
But abstract as it is, the isospin concept, extended and combined with Gell- Mann's strangeness rules, displays just what theorists want to know: the underlying symmetries of the nucleon and its hadron relatives. We will need a few more items ...
William H. Cropper, 2001
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Lie Groups for Pedestrians
Selection rules. One can also find selection rules which result from isospin. For example, if one considers only nucleons and pions, states having an odd baryon number must belong in a multiplet with a half-integral isospin, whereas states with ...
Harry J. Lipkin, 2012
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Concepts of Particle Physics
(a) Weak isospin An analysis of these undesirable features (see §§VI.A and B, Vol. II) reveals that they stem from a lack of symmetry of the charge-changing weak interaction. These symmetry features of weak processes can be understood by ...
Kurt Gottfried, Victor Frederick Weisskopf, 1986
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Australian Lonergan Workshop
isospin is a direct consequence of the charge independence of hadronic forces. The proton and neutron, for example, can be treated as two states of the same particle, the nucleon. Without the electromagnetic interaction the particles would  ...
William J. Danaher, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ISOSPIN»

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Large Hadron Collider upgraded to 13 Trillion electron volts, could …
... vexingly quantitized properties: quantitized charge, finite and perhaps precise rest masses, haunting properties such as spin and isospin, ... «Next Big Future, Mar 15»
2
Free Fallin': Equivalence Holds Even At Atomic Level
(1989) "Limits on Composition-Dependent Interactions Using a Laboratory Source: Is There a Fifth Force Coupled to Isospin?" Physical Review ... «Scientific American, May 14»
3
Theoretical Physicists Solve a 50-Year Homework Assignment
There are two different ways the two end-result pions can combine with each other (called isospin states), and we've only solved the problem ... «Scientific Computing, Oct 13»
4
Emmy equals Einstein squared
It is also unnerving to face terms such as isospin and hypercharge without explanatory anaesthetic. Usually these missing links are just ... «New Scientist, Jul 13»
5
Why Quarks Come In Three Colours And Have Fractional Charge
An example of such diagrams is shown on the right, where an axial-vector current couples to the third component of weak isospin of the fermion ... «Science 2.0, Sep 12»
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Untangling the Orbitals in Iron-Based Superconductors
As Hu and Hao demonstrate, the two states in this isospin doublet mix weakly with each other, leading to a Hamiltonian composed of two ... «Physics, May 12»
7
Unraveling Electron Chirality in Graphene
In addition to spin and pseudospin, a third quantum label for graphene electrons is the two-component isospin degree of freedom, also called ... «Physics, Oct 11»
8
NRL researchers take a step toward valleytronics - a competitor to …
The two in-equivalent points are called K and K′ and form the valley isospin degree of freedom in graphene. The name valley isospin stems ... «Next Big Future, Apr 11»
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A defect controls transport in graphene
One is called sublattice pseudospin and the other valley isospin. The former occurs due to the bipartite honeycomb lattice, which has two ... «Physics, Mar 11»
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A tale of two excitations: A new theory predicts an unusual excitation …
Technically, these are referred to as isospin-1/2 bosons, but theoretically there is little difference between spin and isospin," explains RIKEN's ... «Nanotechnology News, Mar 09»

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