particle physics
noun
: a branch of physics dealing with the constitution, properties, and interactions of elementary particles especially as revealed in experiments using particle accelerators
called also high-energy physics
particle physicist
noun
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Antimatter is produced naturally in some nuclear or cosmic ray interactions, and it can also be generated in specialized facilities such as the Antimatter Factory at CERN, the European laboratory for particle physics near Geneva.
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Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, there’s the Standard Model of particle physics.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
Even as physicists came to understand these particles by developing a quantum field theory (QFT) — the standard language of particle physics, in which particles are ripples of energy in fields that permeate space-time — the string theory that emerged from Veneziano’s work stuck around.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
In my field of particle physics, scientific breakthroughs are often measured in decades, as opposed to years.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, there’s the Standard Model of particle physics.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
Even as physicists came to understand these particles by developing a quantum field theory (QFT) — the standard language of particle physics, in which particles are ripples of energy in fields that permeate space-time — the string theory that emerged from Veneziano’s work stuck around.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
In my field of particle physics, scientific breakthroughs are often measured in decades, as opposed to years.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for particle physics
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“Particle physics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/particle%20physics. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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