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Record 1 1996-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

A particle (as an electron, proton or neutron) having a half-odd integer number of quantum units of spin and conforming to the Fermi-Dirac statistics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Particule, électron, neutron, proton, etc., qui peut être distribuée suivant la quantification de son énergie, selon la statistique de Fermi-Dirac.

CONT

Les fermions (c'est un italien, Enrico Fermis qui est à l'honneur) sont regroupés en familles de quatre par le modèle standard : deux quarks et deux leptons (léger, en Grec).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
DEF

Partícula que se caracteriza por el hecho de que la función de onda que describe un sistema constituido por varias de esas partículas ha de ser antisimétrica en todas las coordenadas de las mismas. Tienen espín semientero.

CONT

Los electrones y los neutrones son fermiones.

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