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CP violation
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CP violationbreaks CPT invariance2001-09-27 09:32:33.0
has definition A reaction between subatomic particles is said to be a "CP violating" reaction if the reaction produces a different result when the electrical charges of the particles are changed to their opposites and the mirror image of the particle trajectories is used.has source: Lightman, A., Brawer, R. 1990 The Lives and Worlds of Modern Cosmologists, Harvard University Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:33.0
is a kind of symmetry breaking2001-09-27 09:32:33.0
symmetry breakinghas antonym symmetry2001-09-27 09:32:33.0
has synonym asymmetry2001-09-27 09:32:33.0