In particle physics, a relativistic particle is an elementary particle with kinetic energy greater than or equal to its rest-mass energy given by Einstein's...
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Mass in special relativity (redirect from Relativistic Mass)
while relativistic mass is equivalent to relativistic energy (also called total energy). The term "relativistic mass" tends not to be used in particle and...
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relativistic quantum mechanics (RQM) is any Poincaré-covariant formulation of quantum mechanics (QM). This theory is applicable to massive particles propagating...
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Fermion (redirect from Matter particle)
spin-statistics theorem in relativistic quantum field theory, particles with integer spin are bosons. In contrast, particles with half-integer spin are...
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collision generated a cascade of relativistic particles as the particles interacted with other nuclei. The Oh-My-God particle's energy was estimated as (3.2±0...
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Velocity-addition formula (redirect from Relativistic addition of velocities formula)
In relativistic physics, a velocity-addition formula is an equation that specifies how to combine the velocities of objects in a way that is consistent...
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wavevector and the relativistic formulation of Albert Einstein a few years before. Following de Broglie's proposal of wave–particle duality of electrons...
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of the production rate of the unstable particle as a function of energy traces out the shape of the relativistic Breit–Wigner distribution. Note that for...
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Boson (redirect from Bose particle)
In particle physics, a boson (/ˈboʊzɒn/ /ˈboʊsɒn/) is a subatomic particle whose spin quantum number has an integer value (0, 1, 2, ...). Bosons form...
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scientist Takaaki Kajita sharing the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics. Relativistic particle Gravitational waves Valencia, G. (1992). "Anomalous gauge-boson...
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(including neutrinos, and in the very early universe other particles that later became non-relativistic) is w = 1 / 3 {\displaystyle w=1/3} which means that...
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In the physical sciences, a particle (or corpuscle in older texts) is a small localized object which can be described by several physical or chemical properties...
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Astrophysical jet (redirect from Relativistic jet)
theoretically proven by Reva Kay Williams to be able to extract relativistic particle energy and momentum, and subsequently shown to be a possible mechanism...
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Action (physics) (section Single relativistic particle)
planetary and satellite orbits.: 477 When relativistic effects are significant, the action of a point particle of mass m travelling a world line C parametrized...
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nucleon. The largest such particle accelerator is the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Particle accelerators can also...
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specifically relativistic quantum mechanics (RQM) and its applications to particle physics, relativistic wave equations predict the behavior of particles at high...
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Bremsstrahlung (section Relativistic corrections)
or negative) of a charged particle, which includes synchrotron radiation (i.e., photon emission by a relativistic particle), cyclotron radiation (i.e...
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Neutrino (redirect from Ν particle)
These unstable particles are then magnetically focused into a long tunnel where they decay while in flight. Because of the relativistic boost of the decaying...
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Standard Model (redirect from Particle physics standard model)
Lagrangian from its particle (field) content that observes these symmetries. The global Poincaré symmetry is postulated for all relativistic quantum field theories...
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Cyclotron (redirect from Cyclotronic particle accelerator)
the particle reaches relativistic velocities, acceleration of relativistic particles requires modification of the cyclotron to ensure the particle crosses...
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P(x)=0} , indicating that spatial nodes exist at which the particle cannot be found. If relativistic wave equations are considered, however, the probability...
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Higgs boson (redirect from Higgs particle)
Higgs boson, sometimes called the Higgs particle, is an elementary particle in the Standard Model of particle physics produced by the quantum excitation...
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physics, a subatomic particle is a particle smaller than an atom. According to the Standard Model of particle physics, a subatomic particle can be either a...
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Photon (redirect from Light particle)
coordinates of a relativistic particle's position becomes problematic. Amsler, C.; et al. (Particle Data Group) (2008). "Review of Particle Physics: Gauge...
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Exotic matter (redirect from Exotic particle)
There are several proposed types of exotic matter: Hypothetical particles and states of matter that have not yet been encountered, but whose properties...
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hypothesized microscopic particles in particle physics, condensed matter physics and cosmology. Elementary particles are particles with no measurable internal...
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A virtual particle is a theoretical transient particle that exhibits some of the characteristics of an ordinary particle, while having its existence limited...
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Energy–momentum relation (redirect from Relativistic energy-momentum equation)
and that the particles are free. Total energy is the sum of rest energy E 0 = m 0 c 2 {\displaystyle E_{0}=m_{0}c^{2}} and relativistic kinetic energy:...
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The tau (τ), also called the tau lepton, tau particle or tauon, is an elementary particle similar to the electron, with negative electric charge and a...
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Tachyon (redirect from Tachyonic particle)
is the relativistic momentum of the bradyon and m is its rest mass) should still apply, along with the formula for the total energy of a particle: E = m...
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