particle physics
Quark and lepton study
Particle physics is the branch of physics that studies the fundamental constituents of matter and energy—subatomic particles like quarks, electrons, and neutrinos—and the forces governing their interactions.
Experiments often involve accelerating particles to high speeds and observing collisions: The Large Hadron Collider has advanced particle physics dramatically.
Also called high-energy physics.
Fundamental matter particle
- leptonFundamental particle without strong interactions
- bosonInteger-spin subatomic particle
- fermionHalf-integer spin particle
- neutrinoUncharged, near-massless particle
muon · gluon · electron · positron · photon · hadron · baryon · meson
Massive subatomic collision facility
- CERNEuropean nuclear research organization
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- synchrotronCircular charged-particle accelerator
- detectorDevice that senses
collision · superconducting · magnets · bunches · calorimeter · luminosity · beam · target
Standard of measurement
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- perturbationState of being unsettled
- chiralityMirror-image non-superimposability
supersymmetry · QED · spin
Distribution in many directions
- cross-sectionView through interior
- couplingJoint between systems
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- decayGradual organic breakdown
exchange · vertex · propagator · resonance · threshold · channel · amplitude · transition
quark
Fundamental matter particle
- leptonFundamental particle without strong interactions
- bosonInteger-spin subatomic particle
- fermionHalf-integer spin particle
neutrino · muon · gluon · electron · positron · photon · hadron · baryon · meson · tau
LHC
Massive subatomic collision facility
- CERNEuropean nuclear research organization
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- synchrotronCircular charged-particle accelerator
detector · collision · superconducting · magnets · bunches · calorimeter · luminosity · beam · target · CMS
gauge
Standard of measurement
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- perturbationState of being unsettled
chirality · supersymmetry · QED · spin
scattering
Distribution in many directions
- cross-sectionView through interior
- couplingJoint between systems
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
decay · exchange · vertex · propagator · resonance · threshold · channel · amplitude · transition · emission
- physicsmomentum, atom, acceleration, gravity, force
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- sciencesbiology, chemistry, astronomy, geology, mathematics
- disciplinesbiology, chemistry, mathematics, psychology, sociology
- Physical Scienceschemistry, astronomy, geology, meteorology, mechanics
- science fieldsmolecular biology, neuroscience, genetics, cosmology, biochemistry
particle physicscosmology
Study of universal structure
astrophysics · astronomy · general relativity · planetary science · geophysics
particle physicsthermodynamics
Science of heat-energy relationships
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