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SU(3)

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SU(3) is a kind of elementary particle symmetry 2001-09-27 09:32:35.0
has definition The symmetry corresponding to quark theory and the strong nuclear interaction. has source: Peat, D. 1988 Superstrings and the Search for a Theory of Everything, Contemporary Books, 2001-09-27 09:32:35.0
has definition Symmetrical Unitary of Order 3: A symmetry found in sub-nuclear spectra. It is a concept in group theory, by which Gell-Mann and others, using eight quantum numbers, have been able to combine particles into family groups or supermultiplets, as the lowest-lying eightfold group of the nucleon doublet, the Λ singlet, the Σ triplet, and the Ξ doublet. The SU(3) theory applies only to the strongly interacting particles. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:35.0

symmetry has antonym symmetry breaking 2001-09-27 09:32:34.0

unitary transformation has symbol U

SU(3)	is a kind of elementary particle symmetry
	has definition The symmetry corresponding to quark theory and the strong nuclear interaction.
	has definition Symmetrical Unitary of Order 3: A symmetry found in sub-nuclear spectra. It is a concept in group theory, by which Gell-Mann and others, using eight quantum numbers, have been able to combine particles into family groups or supermultiplets, as the lowest-lying eightfold group of the nucleon doublet, the Λ singlet, the Σ triplet, and the Ξ doublet. The SU(3) theory applies only to the strongly interacting particles.
symmetry	has antonym symmetry breaking
unitary transformation	has symbol U