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parity violation: a standalone construct

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the failure of mirror symmetry in weak interactions, shown by the asymmetric beta decay of polarized cobalt-60 nuclei.

In particle physics, parity violation refers to the failure of mirror symmetry in weak interactions, shown by the asymmetric beta decay of polarized cobalt-60 nuclei. This meaning comes from Wu (1957) in Physical Review.[1]

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References

Wu, C. S., Ambler, E., Hayward, R. W., Hoppes, D. D., & Hudson, R. P. (1957). Experimental Test of Parity Conservation in Beta Decay. Physical Review, 105(4), 1413-1415. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.105.1413

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