leptonization

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English

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Etymology

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From lepton +‎ -ization.

Noun

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leptonization (uncountable)

  1. (physics) The creation of leptons (in stars etc)
    • 2015, S. Richers, D. Kasen, Evan O'Connor, Rodrigo Fernandez, Christian Ott, “Monte Carlo Neutrino Transport Through Remnant Disks from Neutron Star Mergers”, in arXiv‎[1]:
      Neutrino cooling in the dense midplane of the disk is stronger when using MC transport, leading to a globally higher cooling rate by a factor of a few and a larger leptonization rate by an order of magnitude.
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