"sphaleron" meaning in All languages combined

See sphaleron on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sphalerons [plural]
Etymology: From σφαλερός (sphalerós, “slippery”) + -on. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||on}} + -on Head templates: {{en-noun}} sphaleron (plural sphalerons)
  1. (physics) The particle-like solution to an electroweak field equation. Wikipedia link: sphaleron Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: antisphaleron, sphaleronic

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