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Lee & Yang: making parity conservation testable

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Physics · Scoped scientific or research-capability contribution

Reference score85,000Provisional editorial estimate of this exact contribution; its grade is assessed separately.

What changed

Identified the lack of decisive tests of parity conservation in weak interactions and proposed experiments.

Scientific scope

Identified the lack of decisive tests of parity conservation in weak interactions and proposed experiments. Scope limitation: The proposal and the subsequent experimental violation are separate contributions. The 1957 erratum remains part of the source trail.

Evidence

Assessment uses the catalogue-linked source evidence for the stated contribution. The proposal and the subsequent experimental violation are separate contributions. The 1957 erratum remains part of the source trail.

Contributors

Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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