STRANGENESS

Strangeness

In particle physics, strangeness S is a property of particles, expressed as a quantum number, for describing decay of particles in strong and electromagnetic reactions, which occur in a short period of time. The strangeness of a particle is defined as:

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strangeness

Noun

  1. The state or quality of being strange, odd or weird.
  2. The product or result of being strange.
  3. one of the quantum numbers of subatomic particles that depends upon the relative number of strange quarks and anti-strange quarks


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