Pomeron

//ˈpɒm.əˌɹɒn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Regge trajectory postulated in 1961 to explain the slowly rising cross section of hadronic collisions at high energies.

Etymology

Named after Isaak Pomeranchuk (1913-1966), Soviet physicist, + -on.

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cross sectionregge trajectory

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