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strangeness: a standalone construct

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Particle physics

quantum number conserved by strong and electromagnetic but not weak interactions, introduced to explain the long lifetimes of new particles.

In particle physics, strangeness refers to quantum number conserved by strong and electromagnetic but not weak interactions, introduced to explain the long lifetimes of new particles. This meaning comes from Gell-Mann (1956) in Il Nuovo Cimento.[1]

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References

Gell-Mann, M. (1956). The interpretation of the new particles as displaced charge multiplets. Il Nuovo Cimento, 4(S2), 848-866. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02748000

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