supersymmetry
noun
su·per·sym·me·try
ˌsü-pər-ˈsi-mə-trē 
: the correspondence between fermions and bosons of identical mass that is postulated to have existed during the opening moments of the big bang and that relates gravity to the other forces of nature
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The machine might even put supersymmetry to the acid test.
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Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
One of the leading theories beyond the Standard Model is known as supersymmetry.
—Yuen Yiu, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2019
The introduction of supersymmetry also solved the nasty problem of tachyons by replacing those troublesome particles with supersymmetric partners, which was a nice flourish.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
Some researchers have been trying (unsuccessfully) to add even more fields that could solve some of the problems of the Standard Model, an idea called supersymmetry.
—Devin Powell, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2018
Some theorists have turned to models of supersymmetry, which posits the existence of a whole zoo of undiscovered particles, to suggest that hypothetical particles with names like charginos and sleptons play some role.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2021
Inspired by Witten’s work, Crichigno has been inverting this connection by using supersymmetry to study topology.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
The weird doomsday prediction could be a sign that supersymmetry is correct.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2015
Lykken is looking forward to two big, interlinked post-Higgs discoveries: supersymmetry and dark matter.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2013
Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
One of the leading theories beyond the Standard Model is known as supersymmetry.
—Yuen Yiu, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2019
The introduction of supersymmetry also solved the nasty problem of tachyons by replacing those troublesome particles with supersymmetric partners, which was a nice flourish.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
Some researchers have been trying (unsuccessfully) to add even more fields that could solve some of the problems of the Standard Model, an idea called supersymmetry.
—Devin Powell, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2018
Some theorists have turned to models of supersymmetry, which posits the existence of a whole zoo of undiscovered particles, to suggest that hypothetical particles with names like charginos and sleptons play some role.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2021
Inspired by Witten’s work, Crichigno has been inverting this connection by using supersymmetry to study topology.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
The weird doomsday prediction could be a sign that supersymmetry is correct.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2015
Lykken is looking forward to two big, interlinked post-Higgs discoveries: supersymmetry and dark matter.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2013
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