An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

In quantum mechanics, the condition of → parity in the → weak interaction. For example, the emitted → beta particles
in → radioactive decay of → cobalt-60 nuclei are not equally distributed between the two poles of cobalt-60. More beta particles emerge from one pole than the other, and it would be possible to distinguish the mirror image nuclei from their counterparts.

See also: → parity; → violation.