"Pauli matrix" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Pauli matrixes [plural], Pauli matrices [plural]
Etymology: Named after Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (1900–1958), Austrian theoretical physicist. Head templates: {{en-noun|+|Pauli matrices|head=Pauli matrix}} Pauli matrix (plural Pauli matrixes or Pauli matrices)
  1. (mathematics) Any one of three complex matrices that arise in Wolfgang Pauli's treatment of spin in quantum mechanics. Wikipedia link: Pauli matrices, Wolfgang Ernst Pauli Categories (topical): Mathematics Hypernyms: Hermitian matrix, unitary matrix Holonyms: Pauli vector Translations (complex matrix): Pauli-Matrix [feminine] (German), ма́трица Па́ули (mátrica Páuli) [feminine] (Russian), Paulimatris [common-gender] (Swedish)

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