pNGB

P3N1G2B3

A form of pseudo Nambu-Goldstone boson — A light scalar particle that arises from the spontaneous breaking of a global continuous symmetry, but with an additional small explicit breaking of the symmetry that gives it a small but nonzero mass.

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Meanings

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of pseudo Nambu-Goldstone boson

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pseudo nambu-goldstone boson
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