English Explanatory Dictionary

Yang-Baxter equation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A consistency equation first introduced in the field of statistical mechanics, based on the idea that, in some scattering situations, particles may preserve their momentum while changing their quantum internal states.

Word forms

Yang-Baxter equation Yang-Baxter equations

Etymology

Named from the independent work of C. N. Yang (1968) and R. J. Baxter (1971).

Related words

star-triangle relation
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