pion

Meanings

• noun

  A subatomic particle, a neutron or a proton with an added up or down quark. It is the lightest elementary particle carrying a weak isospin.

  - "The pion is a subatomic particle."
  - "The pion is an unstable subatomic particle."
  - "The pion decays into muon and neutrino."

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Synonyms

pi meson

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Variants

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pion , pionic , pions

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Etymology

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Derived from Greek πίων (pion), meaning ‘wanderer’ or ‘pioneer’. In physics, it refers to a subatomic particle.

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Trivia

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1. The pion is the lightest meson.

2. The pion was first discovered in cosmic rays in 1947.

3. The pion has a mass of approximately 139.6 MeV/c².

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1. Quark: A subatomic particle that is the constituent of protons and neutrons and is the elementary particle carrying a fractional electric charge.

2. Weak force: One of the four fundamental forces of nature, responsible for radioactive decay and certain subatomic reactions, such as beta decay.

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The pion has been extensively studied in particle physics due to its role in the weak force, which is a fundamental force of nature.

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3. mnemonics
   

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