"majoron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: majorons [plural]
Etymology: Named after Italian physicist Ettore Majorana + -on. Coined by Y. Chikashige, Rabindra Nath Mohapatra, and Roberto Peccei in 1980. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|physicist||||}} physicist, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Ettore Majorana}} Ettore Majorana, {{named-after|en|Ettore Majorana|nat=Italian|occ=physicist|wplink=Ettore Majorana}} Named after Italian physicist Ettore Majorana, {{af|en|-on}} -on, {{coin|en|Y. Chikashige|nobycat=1|w=-}} Coined by Y. Chikashige, {{coin|en|Rabindra Nath Mohapatra|nobycat=1|notext=1|w=-}} Rabindra Nath Mohapatra, {{coin|en|Roberto Peccei|in=1980|nobycat=1|notext=1}} Roberto Peccei in 1980 Head templates: {{en-noun}} majoron (plural majorons)
  1. (physics) A hypothetical Goldstone boson. Categories (topical): Physics

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