Etymology

Pauli-Lubanski pseudovector

Today it means: An operator defined from momentum and angular momentum, used in the quantum-relativistic description of angular momentum to describe the spin states of moving particles. Full definition →

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Named after Wolfgang Pauli and Józef Lubański.

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