Notoph

noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

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"We analyze the quantum field theory with taking into account mass dimensions of the notoph and the photon."

Etymology

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

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