isotopic spin


noun Physics.

a quantum number that is related to the number of different values of electric charge that a given kind of baryon or meson may have. Symbol: I
Also called isospin, i-spin.

Origin of isotopic spin

First recorded in 1935–40

British Dictionary definitions for isotopic spin

isotopic spin

noun

See isospin

Scientific definitions for isotopic spin

isotopic spin
[ ī′sə-tŏpĭk ]

See isospin.