pomeron

See also: poméron

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒm.əˌɹɒn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ.məˌɹɑn/

Noun

pomeron (plural pomerons)

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

Derived terms

• odderon
• pomeronic

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 坡密子 (pōmìzǐ)

• French: poméron (fr) m
• Portuguese: pomerão m