pion

lightest meson with a quark and an antiquark
Thing type_of_quantum_particle Q4097
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pion

Summary

pion is a type of quantum particle[1]. pion draws 3,364 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_quantum_particle category, ranking #14 of 125).[2]

Key Facts

  • pion is credited with the discovery of César Lattes[3].
  • pion is credited with the discovery of Giuseppe Occhialini[4].
  • pion is credited with the discovery of C. F. Powell[5].
  • pion's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle[6].
  • pion is a type of meson[7].
  • pion is a type of pseudoscalar meson[8].
  • pion's Commons category is recorded as Pions[9].
  • pion's interaction is recorded as strong interaction[10].
  • pion's interaction is recorded as weak interaction[11].
  • pion's interaction is recorded as electromagnetic interaction[12].
  • pion's interaction is recorded as gravity[13].
  • pion's described at URL is recorded as https://rinconeducativo.org/en/anniversaries/march-8-1924-death-cesar-lattes-co-discoverer-meson-pi-o-pion/[14].
  • pion's spin quantum number is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[15].
  • pion's parity quantum number is recorded as {'amount': '-1'}[16].
  • pion's isospin quantum number is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[17].
  • pion's isospin z-component is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[18].
  • pion's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[19].
  • pion's electric charge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2101', 'amount': '+0'}[20].
  • pion's electric charge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2101', 'amount': '-1'}[21].
  • pion's electric charge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2101', 'amount': '+1'}[22].

Body

Definition and Type

pion's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle[6]. Recorded subclass of include meson[7] and pseudoscalar meson[8].

Why It Matters

pion draws 3,364 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_quantum_particle category, ranking #14 of 125).[2] pion has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] pion is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . rinconeducativo.org. Retrieved . rinconeducativo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . rinconeducativo.org. Retrieved . rinconeducativo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . rinconeducativo.org. Retrieved . rinconeducativo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Review of Particle Physics. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . rinconeducativo.org. Retrieved . rinconeducativo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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