high energy physics

Noun
  1. The branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions (synset 106111158)
    associated with:
    • flavor, flavour - (physics) the six kinds of quarks
    • charm - (physics) one of the six flavors of quark
    • strangeness - (physics) one of the six flavors of quark
    • color, colour - (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
    • m-theory - (particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified and to which all the string theories belong
    • string theory - (particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings
    is a type of: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    same as: high-energy physics, particle physics

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