hadron en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhæd.ɹɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhæd.ɹɑn/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadrós) Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion blend English electronbf. ▲ Ancient Greek -ον (-on)influ. English -on English hadron From Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadrós, “thick”) + English -on. Coined by Russian physicist Lev Okun in 1962 in a plenary talk at the International Conference on High Energy Physics.
Meanings
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(particle) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.
One can use the lattice simulations, which do represent the rigorous consequences of non-perturbative QCD, as guidance for models of hadron structure.
2005, D. B. Leinweber, A. W. Thomas, R. D. Young, “Hadron Structure and QCD: Effective Field Theory for Lattice Simulations”, in Alex C. Kalloniatis, Derek B. Leinweber, Anthony G. Williams, editors, Lattice Hadron Physics, Springer,, page 114:The weak decays of b hadrons are dominated by the spectator model process whereby the b quark decays to a c quark (or occasionally a u quark) with the emission of an external W, while the non-b antiquark or diquark acts simply as a passive spectator to the decay.
1996, J. R. Batley, “Measurements of B Hadron Lifetimes at LEP”, in Michael C. Birse, G. D. Lafferty, J. A. McGovern, editors, Hadron '95: The 6th International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy, World Scientific, page 48:And hence colour, which was initially an ad hoc concept, later turned out to be an empirically confirmed reality of hadrons.
2017, Syed Afsar Abbas, Group Theory in Particle, Nuclear, and Hadron Physics, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press / Chapman & Hall), page 204:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| hadrons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hadronless · hadrogenesis · exotic hadron · technihadron · hadronise · hadrontherapy · hadronic · multihadron · hadronuclear · hadrodynamics · hadronize · hadrochemical · hadronization · dihadron · hadronically · antihadron · hadroproduction · prehadron · hadronics
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Translations (34)
ka ჰადრონი (composite particle composed of quarks) · sh hàdrōn (composite particle composed of quarks) · sk hadrón (composite particle composed of quarks) · sl hadrón (composite particle composed of quarks) · ru адро́н (composite particle composed of quarks) · mn адрон (composite particle composed of quarks) · km ប្រថូណូ (composite particle composed of quarks) · it adrone (composite particle composed of quarks) · sh ха̀дро̄н (composite particle composed of quarks) · eu hadroi (composite particle composed of quarks) · sv hadron (composite particle composed of quarks) · ko 강입자 (composite particle composed of quarks) · km បុថូណូ (composite particle composed of quarks) · cmn 強子 /强子 (composite particle composed of quarks) · fi hadroni (composite particle composed of quarks) · mk хадро́н (composite particle composed of quarks) · tr hadron (composite particle composed of quarks) · kk адрон (composite particle composed of quarks) · fa هادرون (composite particle composed of quarks) · fr hadron (composite particle composed of quarks) · nl hadron (composite particle composed of quarks) · es hadrón (composite particle composed of quarks) · eo hadrono (composite particle composed of quarks) · pt hadrão (composite particle composed of quarks) · el αδρόνιο (composite particle composed of quarks) · pt hádron (composite particle composed of quarks) · hy հադրոն (composite particle composed of quarks) · gl hadrón (composite particle composed of quarks) · ja ハドロン (composite particle composed of quarks) · io hadrono (composite particle composed of quarks) · pl hadron (composite particle composed of quarks) · ca hadró (composite particle composed of quarks) · de Hadron (composite particle composed of quarks) · cs hadron (composite particle composed of quarks)