"GIM" meaning in English

See GIM in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Initialism of the surnames of Sheldon Glashow, John Iliopoulos, and Luciano Maiani, who published on the topic in 1970. Etymology templates: {{,}} , Head templates: {{en-prop}} GIM
  1. (particle physics, attributive) The mechanism through which flavour-changing neutral currents (FCNCs) are suppressed in loop diagrams. Tags: attributive, particle Categories (topical): Particle physics

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