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Twentieth letter in the Greek alphabet
Upsilon or ypsilon is the twentieth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, Υʹ has a value of 400. It is derived from the Phoenician waw (𐤅). Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: UpsilonA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Diffractive semi-hard production of a $$J/\psi $$ or a $$\Upsilon $$ from single-parton fragmentation plus a jet in hybrid factorizationInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: A history of the Upsilon chapter of the Psi upsilon fraternityThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A fit of upsilon and charmonium spectraCited 327 times
- Go sideways: RhoA closely related topic
- Go sideways: IotaA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The twentieth letter of Classical and Modern Greek; the twenty-second letter of Old and Ancient Greek.
Noun An upsilon meson, or bottomonium.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A fit of upsilon and charmonium spectra
Suppression of non-prompt J/ψ, prompt J/ψ, and $ \Upsilon $(1S) in PbPb collisions at $ \sqrt {{{s_{\text{NN}}}}} = 2.76 $ TeV
B decays in the upsilon expansion
The nonastannide(4-) anion Sn94-, a novel capped antiprismatic configuration (C4.upsilon.)
The decay of the upsilon into photons and gluons
Observation of a Fourth Upsilon State ine+e−Annihilations
What happens to the $ \Upsilon $ and η b in the quark-gluon plasma? Bottomonium spectral functions from lattice QCD
Observation of Three Upsilon States
🆕 Influential since 2022
Diffractive semi-hard production of a $$J/\psi $$ or a $$\Upsilon $$ from single-parton fragmentation plus a jet in hybrid factorization
Ups!... I did it again: unveiling the hidden companion in Upsilon Sagittarii, a unique binary system at a second mass transfer stage
Upsilon decay widths in magnetized asymmetric nuclear matter
Erratum to: Measurement of exclusive $$\Upsilon $$ photoproduction from protons in pPb collisions at $${\sqrt{{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}}} = 5.02\,\hbox {TeV}$$
Modeling benzene physicochemical properties using Zagreb upsilon indices
📚 Books worth reading
A history of the Upsilon chapter of the Psi upsilon fraternityGeorge Albert Coe · 1883- 📕The story of the Psi UpsilonWillard Fiske · 1895
- 📕The Delta UpsilonDelta Upsilon Fraternity. · 1872
Delta Upsilon, one hundred years, 1834-1934Delta Upsilon Fraternity · 1934
Our recordDelta Upsilon Fraternity · 1985- 📕Occasions in Psi upsilonEarl D. Babst · 1933
- 📕The 139th Convention of the Psi Upsilon FraternityPsi Upsilon Fraternity · 1982
- 📕The Psi Upsilon epitomeAlbert Poole Jacobs · 1884
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