Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula

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The Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula is a key relation in particle physics that connects a particle’s electric charge to its isospin and hypercharge, helping classify hadrons within the quark model.

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Generate an image of the Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula (The Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula is a key relation in particle physics that connects a particle’s electric charge to its isospin and hypercharge, helping classify hadrons within the quark model.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf physical law ⓘ
relation in particle physics ⓘ
alternativeForm Q = I3 + (B + S)/2 ⓘ
appliesTo baryons ⓘ
hadrons ⓘ
mesons ⓘ
assumes isospin SU(2) symmetry ⓘ
category conservation law relation ⓘ
connects electric charge ⓘ
hypercharge ⓘ
isospin ⓘ
field particle physics ⓘ
framework hadron spectroscopy ⓘ
generalizedIn flavor SU(3) symmetry ⓘ
helpsExplain charge patterns of hadron multiplets ⓘ
structure of isospin multiplets ⓘ
historicalContext developed before full quark model ⓘ
hyperchargeDefinition Y = B + S + C + B′ + T ⓘ
implies quantization of electric charge in hadrons ⓘ
includesQuantumNumber baryon number B ⓘ
bottomness B′ ⓘ
charm C ⓘ
strangeness S ⓘ
topness T ⓘ
mathematicalForm Q = I3 + Y/2 ⓘ
namedAfter Kazuhiko Nishijima ⓘ
Murray Gell-Mann ⓘ
relatedConcept electric charge ⓘ
hypercharge ⓘ
isospin ⓘ
quark flavor quantum numbers ⓘ
relatesQuantity electric charge Q ⓘ
third component of isospin I3 ⓘ
weak hypercharge Y ⓘ
status standard relation in the quark model ⓘ
usedFor classification of hadrons ⓘ
usedIn classification of baryon octet ⓘ
classification of meson octet ⓘ
quark model ⓘ
usedToDetermine electric charge from quantum numbers ⓘ
hypercharge from observed charges and isospin ⓘ
validFor strongly interacting particles ⓘ

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Murray Gell-Mann → knownFor → Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula ⓘ
Kazuhiko Nishijima → knownFor → Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula ⓘ
Kazuhiko Nishijima → notableConcept → Nishijima–Gell-Mann formula ⓘ
linked to: Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula
Kazuhiko Nishijima → notableConcept → hypercharge–isospin relation ⓘ
linked to: Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula
Sakata model of hadrons → relatedTo → Gell-Mann–Nishijima scheme ⓘ
linked to: Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula