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pNGB

pNGB is the initialism of pseudo Nambu-Goldstone boson.

Meaning of pseudo Nambu-Goldstone boson

Noun

pseudo Nambu-Goldstone boson (plural pseudo Nambu-Goldstone bosons)

  1. (particle) A light scalar particle that arises from the spontaneous breaking of a global continuous symmetry, but with an additional small explicit breaking of the symmetry that gives it a small but nonzero mass.
    Synonyms:
    pNGB

Questions about pNGB

What is pNGB the initialism of?
PNGB is the initialism of pseudo Nambu-Goldstone boson.

Words near pNGB in the dictionary

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  2. pneumoviruses
  3. PNF
  4. png
  5. PNG Tuber
  6. pNGB
  7. PNGed
  8. PNGing
  9. pngs
  10. PNGTuber
  11. PNGTubers

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