axión

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Definition of axión in Spanish English dictionary

axion

A hypothetical boson having no charge or spin and small mass, proposed to explain the existence of certain symmetries of the strong nuclear force

A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to account for the rarity of processes which break charge–parity symmetry

a hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to explain some symmetry problems arising in the strong nuclear force

Etymology

() Named by Frank Wilczek|Frank Wilczek]] after Axion, a brand of laundry detergent, for its -on suffix and the notion that the new particle could "clean up" a problem in physics.