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isospinor isobaric spin or isotopic spinProperty characteristic of families of related subatomic particles differing mainly in the values of their electric charge. The families are known as isospin multiplets. The components of atomic nuclei, the neutron and the proton, form an isospin doublet since they differ only in electric charge and subsidiary properties. They are considered different versions of the same object, called a nucleon. The isospin of a nucleon has a value of ¹⁄₂. 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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| could be viewed as compatible only if the source of the force were instead isotopic spin -- the number of neutrons minus the number of protons. He was attempting to understand the rule that forbids the strong forces from inducing the decay of strange particles by looking at a quantity called isotopic spin (I). Isotopic spin distinguishes one isotope of an element from another. |
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