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Yukawa interaction

Yukawa interaction noun: a kind of interaction between a scalar field and a Dirac field, used to describe the nuclear force between nucleons mediated by pions.

Noun

Yukawa interaction (plural Yukawa interactions)

  1. A kind of interaction between a scalar field and a Dirac field, used to describe the nuclear force between nucleons mediated by pions.

Forms of Yukawa interaction

pluralYukawa interactions

Origin of Yukawa interaction

Named after Hideki Yukawa.

Questions about Yukawa interaction

What does Yukawa interaction mean?
Yukawa interaction means a kind of interaction between a scalar field and a Dirac field, used to describe the nuclear force between nucleons mediated by pions.
What part of speech is Yukawa interaction?
Yukawa interaction is a noun.
What is the plural of Yukawa interaction?
The plural of Yukawa interaction is Yukawa interactions.

Words near Yukawa interaction in the dictionary

  1. yukar
  2. Yukari
  3. yukata
  4. yukatas
  5. Yukawa
  6. Yukawa interaction
  7. Yukawa interactions
  8. Yukawas
  9. yuke
  10. yuked
  11. yukes

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