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notoph

notoph noun: a hypothetical particle with helicity properties complementary to those of a photon.

Noun

notoph (plural notophs)

  1. A hypothetical particle with helicity properties complementary to those of a photon.
    • We analyze the quantum field theory with taking into account mass dimensions of the notoph and the photon.2015, Valeriy V. Dvoeglazov, “Tensor Fields in Relativistic Quantum Mechanics”, in arXiv

Forms of notoph

pluralnotophs

Origin of notoph

Phonetic reversal of photon; introduced in the 1960s by Ogievetskii and Polubarinov.

Questions about notoph

What does notoph mean?
Notoph means a hypothetical particle with helicity properties complementary to those of a photon.
What part of speech is notoph?
Notoph is a noun.
What is the plural of notoph?
The plural of notoph is notophs.

Words near notoph in the dictionary

  1. notommatid
  2. notommatids
  3. notomy
  4. notonectid
  5. notonectids
  6. notoph
  7. notophs
  8. notophyll
  9. notophylls
  10. notoplate
  11. notoplates

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