Particle physics
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(particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified and to whic…
String theorynoun(particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings
Antiparticlenouna particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and its antipa…
baryonnounany of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron wi…
Bosonnounany particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons
Color forcenoun(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
Electronnounan elementary particle with negative charge
Elementary particlenoun(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter
Fermionnounany particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle
Fundamental particlenoun(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter
Hadronnounany elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles
Heavy particlenounany of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron wi…
High energy physicsnounthe branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
High-energy physicsnounthe branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
Mesonnounan elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0
Mesotronnounan elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0
Mu-mesonnounan elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino
Muonnounan elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino
Negative muonnounan elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino
Negatronnounan elementary particle with negative charge
neutrinonounan elementary, electrically neutral particle with a very small mass
neutronnounan elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus
Particle physicsnounthe branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
photonnouna quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle
Protonnouna stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron
Strong forcenoun(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
Strong interactionnoun(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
Weak forcenoun(physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive…
Weak interactionnoun(physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive…
Quarknoun(physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks),…
leptonnounan elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0
Bosonic string theorynounthe original version of string theory, developed in the late 1960s.; "Although bosonic string theory has many attractive features, it falls shor…
Antibaryonnounthe antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1
Antileptonnounthe antiparticle of a lepton
Antimesonnounthe antiparticle of a meson
Antiquarknounthe antiparticle of a quark
B-mesonnounexceedingly short-lived meson
Cosmic stringnoun(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
Delta raynounan electron ejected from matter by ionizing radiation
Free electronnounelectron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field
Gauge bosonnouna particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles
Hydrogen ionnouna positively charged atom of hydrogen; that is to say, a normal hydrogen atomic nucleus
Hyperonnounany baryon that is not a nucleon; unstable particle with mass greater than a neutron
J particlenouna neutral meson with a large mass
K particlenounan unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
K-mesonnounan unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
Kaonnounan unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
Kappa-mesonnounan unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
Mu neutrinonounthe neutrino associated with the muon.; "In 1962, Leon M. Lederman, Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger showed that more than one type of neutr…
Muon neutrinonounthe neutrino associated with the muon.; "In 1962, Leon M. Lederman, Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger showed that more than one type of neutr…
Nucleonnouna constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
Pangennouna hypothetical heredity-controlling particle of protoplasm.
Photoelectronnounan electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon
Pi-mesonnouna meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
Pionnouna meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
Psi particlenouna neutral meson with a large mass
Strange particlenounan elementary particle with non-zero strangeness
Stringnoun(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
Tau neutrinonounthe neutrino associated with the tau lepton.; "When the third type of lepton, the tau, was discovered in 1975 at the Stanford Linear Accelerator…
Tauon neutrinonounthe neutrino associated with the tau lepton.; "When the third type of lepton, the tau, was discovered in 1975 at the Stanford Linear Accelerator…
Valence electronnounan electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules
Weakly interacting massive particlenouna hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of t…
WIMPnouna hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of t…
Beauty quarknouna quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron
Bottom quarknouna quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron
Charm quarknouna quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 2900 times that of an electron and a charm of +1
Down quarknouna stable quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron
S quarknouna quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1
Strange quarknouna quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1
Top quarknouna hypothetical quark with a charge of +2/3 and a mass more than 100,000 times that of an electron
Truth quarknouna hypothetical quark with a charge of +2/3 and a mass more than 100,000 times that of an electron
Up quarknouna stable quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron
