Hagedorn temperature

proper noun

The temperature at which hadronic matter (i.e. ordinary matter) is no longer stable, and must either "evaporate" or convert into quark matter.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. natural sciencesThe temperature at which hadronic matter (i.e. ordinary matter) is no longer stable, and must either "evaporate" or convert into quark matter.

Origin

Discovered by German physicist Rolf Hagedorn in the 1960s.

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Hagedorn temperature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hagedorn%20temperature

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