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GLUON [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gluon
1, record 1, English, gluon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of eight hypothetical massless particles with spin quantum number and negative parity that mediate strong intersection between quarks. 2, record 1, English, - gluon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] gluon is the so-called messenger particle of the strong nuclear force, which binds subatomic particles known as quarks within the protons and neutrons of stable matter as well as within heavier, short-lived particles created at high energies. 3, record 1, English, - gluon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gluon
1, record 1, French, gluon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Particule de liaison située au sein du proton. 2, record 1, French, - gluon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le nom gluon vient de «glue» [colle], car il permet de «coller» les quarks entre eux par l'interaction forte qui, comme son nom l'indique, est beaucoup plus forte que les autres interactions. 3, record 1, French, - gluon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gluón
1, record 1, Spanish, glu%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) la interacción fuerte está mediada por los ochos "gluones", carentes de masa. Así, el protón consta de tres quarks que se mantienen unidos por intercambio de gluones. 2, record 1, Spanish, - glu%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- generalized parton distributions
1, record 2, English, generalized%20parton%20distributions
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- GPD 2, record 2, English, GPD
correct, plural
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The generalized parton distributions and the generalized distribution amplitudes give access to a deeper understanding of the quark and gluon content of hadrons. 1, record 2, English, - generalized%20parton%20distributions
Record 2, Key term(s)
- generalised parton distributions
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- distributions de partons généralisées
1, record 2, French, distributions%20de%20partons%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- GPD 2, record 2, French, GPD
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les distributions de partons généralisées représentent une approche théorique récente afin de mieux comprendre la structure des hadrons, qui font intervenir plus de variables dans la description des fonctions de distribution, et en particulier l'impulsion transverse des partons. 3, record 2, French, - distributions%20de%20partons%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9es
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-12-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- colour-glass condensate
1, record 3, English, colour%2Dglass%20condensate
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- color-glass condensate 2, record 3, English, color%2Dglass%20condensate
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Colour" in the name "colour-glass condensate" refers to a type of charge that quarks and gluons carry as a result of the strong nuclear force. The word "glass" is borrowed from the term for silica and other materials that are disordered and act like solids on short time scales but liquids on long time scales. In the "gluon walls, "the gluons themselves are disordered and do not change their positions rapidly because of time dilation. "Condensate" means that the gluons have a very high density. 2, record 3, English, - colour%2Dglass%20condensate
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- condensat de verre de couleur
1, record 3, French, condensat%20de%20verre%20de%20couleur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une explication [...] de la physique dite de la saturation [...] postule l'existence d'un état particulier de la matière appelé «condensat de verre de couleur». Il s'agit d'un «condensat», car cet état serait une superposition très dense de gluons. Il est «coloré», en référence à une propriété quantique des gluons appelée «charge de couleur». Il est de «verre», enfin, car ses caractéristiques rappellent celles de ce matériau qui, d'une certaine manière, est «figé». Dans un condensat, en effet, le mouvement des gluons est comme «gelé» en raison de la dilatation du temps imputable à la vitesse très grande des collisions. 2, record 3, French, - condensat%20de%20verre%20de%20couleur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-06-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- wino
1, record 4, English, wino
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thus the leptons and quarks with spin ½ have supersymmetric partners, dubbed sleptons and squarks, with integer spin; and the photon, W, Z, gluon, and graviton have counterparts with half-integer spins, known as the photino, wino, zino, gluino, and gravitino, respectively. 2, record 4, English, - wino
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- wino
1, record 4, French, wino
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À chaque particule déjà connue, les transformations supersymétriques associent [...] une ou plusieurs particules qui en diffèrent par+ ou - ½ unité de spin [...] Des nouvelles particules comme les photinos, winos et zinos sont ainsi associées au photon et aux bosons W+, W- et Z0 [...] 2, record 4, French, - wino
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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