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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Run 2 took place between 2015 and 2018, and was crucial in refining our understanding of the Standard Model of particle physics, as well as probing the properties of the Higgs boson with greater detail.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 12 May 2025
Their machine could pave the way for a new generation of compact accelerators that could help study the behavior of matter under ultra-high electric fields, relevant to both particle physics and astrophysics.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
If researchers can figure those out, the new information may help build a more complete standard model of particle physics, as well as expand our knowledge of the inner workings of planets, stars, and supernovas.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Oct. 2024
As a result, drug discovery, neuroscience, renewable-energy research, and particle physics are fundamentally changing.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 12 May 2025
Their machine could pave the way for a new generation of compact accelerators that could help study the behavior of matter under ultra-high electric fields, relevant to both particle physics and astrophysics.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
If researchers can figure those out, the new information may help build a more complete standard model of particle physics, as well as expand our knowledge of the inner workings of planets, stars, and supernovas.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Oct. 2024
As a result, drug discovery, neuroscience, renewable-energy research, and particle physics are fundamentally changing.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Particle physics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/particle%20physics. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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