Pauli-Lubanski pseudovector

English

Etymology

Named after Wolfgang Pauli and Józef Lubański.

Proper noun

the Pauli-Lubanski pseudovector

  1. (physics) An operator defined from momentum and angular momentum, used in the quantum-relativistic description of angular momentum to describe the spin states of moving particles.
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