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baryon number [′bar·ē‚än ‚nəm·bər] (particle physics) A quantum number equal to the number of baryons minus the number of antibaryons in a system; it is conserved at the present level of detection, but may not be exactly conserved. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM), unlike in the SM, the conservation of lepton number (L) and of baryon number (B) is not automatic: the superpotential can contain renormalizable and gauge invariant L- and B-violating terms. The hypothetical force also would differ from gravity, which acts on matter in proportion to mass, by influencing atoms on the basis of baryon number -- the sum of neutrons and protons. Neutron-antineutron oscillations Is baryon number conserved? |
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