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COLOUR-GLASS CONDENSATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-12-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- colour-glass condensate
1, record 1, English, colour%2Dglass%20condensate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- color-glass condensate 2, record 1, English, color%2Dglass%20condensate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - colour%2Dglass%20condensate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- condensat de verre de couleur
1, record 1, French, condensat%20de%20verre%20de%20couleur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - condensat%20de%20verre%20de%20couleur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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