STRANGENESS

M. Gell-Mann

This paper is not a history of the discovery of the strangeness, but rather a contribution to such a history, consisting of personal reminiscences. The atmosphere and ideas of the period 1951-1953 are described. The author explains the reasons that led him to introduce the concept of the strangeness and how he had to convince people and to overcome oppositions.

Domaines: Articles anciens

M. Gell-Mann. STRANGENESS. Journal de Physique Colloques, 1982, 43 (C8), pp.C8-395-C8-408. ⟨10.1051/jphyscol:1982825⟩. ⟨jpa-00222385⟩