Yang-Baxter equation

noun

A consistency equation first introduced in the field of statistical mechanics, based on the idea that, in some scattering situations, particles may preserve their momentum while changing their quantum internal states.

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Meanings

nounYang-Baxter equation (plural Yang-Baxter equations)

plural Yang-Baxter equations

  1. natural sciencesA consistency equation first introduced in the field of statistical mechanics, based on the idea that, in some scattering situations, particles may preserve their momentum while changing their quantum internal states.

Origin

Named from the independent work of C. N. Yang (1968) and R. J. Baxter (1971).

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