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ANTIPARTICULA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- antiparticle
1, record 1, English, antiparticle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- anti-particle 2, record 1, English, anti%2Dparticle
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A counterpart to a particle, identical as to mass, lifetime and spin but with charge and magnetic moment reversed in sign. 3, record 1, English, - antiparticle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Any of several species of subatomic particles that are identical in mass with electrons, protons, or neutrons but opposite in electrical charge or (in the case of the neutron) in magnetic moment. Thus a positron is an electron with a positive charge; an antiproton is a proton with a negative charge; an antineutron has no charge but has a magnetic moment opposite to that of a neutron. A photon has no antiparticle, since it has no particulate properties. (A photon is considered to be its own antiparticle). When an antiparticle collides with its opposite particle, both particles are annihilated and their masses are converted to photons of equivalent energy. 4, record 1, English, - antiparticle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- antiparticule
1, record 1, French, antiparticule
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Particule symétrique d'une autre, c'est-à-dire possédant la même masse, le même spin et la même vie moyenne mais des charges opposées, qui peut s'annihiler avec cette dernière. 2, record 1, French, - antiparticule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Découverte due à P.A.M. Dirac qui lui a permis de démontrer, en théorie quantique, l'existence d'une symétrie essentielle de la nature. 2, record 1, French, - antiparticule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Contenir une antiparticule. 2, record 1, French, - antiparticule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- antipartícula
1, record 1, Spanish, antipart%C3%ADcula
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partícula elemental cuya masa en reposo, espín y modulo del isospín son iguales a los de la partícula correspondiente, pero cuyos valores de carga, paridad y otras magnitudes características son opuestos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - antipart%C3%ADcula
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