How to Use particle physics in a Sentence

particle physics

noun
  • This is true not just in life but also in particle physics.
    Andreas Crivellin, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Timing is critical: the next few years will determine the fate of the ILC and the field of particle physics.
    Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Still, the moon collider could solve some of the big questions in particle physics.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 16 June 2021
  • And the discovery of the W and the Z bosons was one conclusion in the very long history of particle physics.
    Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Beyond that, the main idea seems to be that this provides a new window on particle physics.
    Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 3 Oct. 2018
  • Vitale said the findings could help researchers solve a number of open questions in the field of particle physics.
    BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Don't toss out your particle physics textbooks just yet.
    Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 4 June 2018
  • In that respect, the book presents a very disturbing picture of particle physics.
    Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2018
  • More than three decades later, particle physics once again finds itself at a crossroads.
    Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2019
  • But even that tiny amount could profoundly shift the direction of particle physics.
    Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2021
  • The Standard Model, the current best theory in particle physics, cannot do this.
    The Economist, 13 Jan. 2018
  • Per the Standard Model of particle physics, the Big Bang should have produced matter and antimatter in equal parts.
    Caroline Delbert and Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2021
  • In fact, most of us were outsiders to cosmology, doing our main work in the fields of particle physics and quantum-field theory.
    Frank Wilczek, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Establishing the muon’s nature was, though, an important part of the creation of what is known as the Standard Model of particle physics.
    The Economist, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Like, is there something analogous to the standard model for particle physics?
    Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2022
  • Anyone wishing to bone up on particle physics would benefit from physicist Gagnon's book, which profiles the tiniest stuff in the universe.
    Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 1 June 2018
  • The first relies on particle physics and direct measurements of the magnetic properties of the electron.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Much of particle physics does not fit into this model, however.
    Marcela Carena, Scientific American, 5 July 2022
  • Magnetic monopoles may just help break the current logjam in particle physics.
    Adam Hadhazy, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2018
  • The Standard Model of particle physics is science’s current best framework for the basic laws of the universe and describes three basic forces: the electromagnetic force, the weak force and the strong force.
    John Conway, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The discovery, in 1974, was known as the November Revolution, a coup that led to the establishment of the Standard Model of particle physics.
    Quanta Magazine, 18 July 2018
  • Furthermore, from the perspective of particle physics, the vacuum of space is a complex object.
    Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2020
  • The current theory of quantum mechanics that attempts to explain the nature of the universe is called the Standard Model of particle physics.
    The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Does knowing more trivia help someone build a better car or advance particle physics or write a more touching ballad?
    Greg Jackson, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Together, the equations formed a succinct theory now known as the Standard Model of particle physics.
    Quanta Magazine, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The discovery resolved some of the biggest quandaries in today’s Standard Model of particle physics.
    James B. Meigs, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The particle, predicted 48 years earlier, was the missing piece in the Standard Model of particle physics.
    Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 24 June 2022
  • This discovery goes against the Standard Model of particle physics, the framework scientists use to make sense of all observable matter.
    Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2022
  • But also: What is the role that particle physics and cosmology can play in promoting good relations?
    Lisa Selin Davis, CNN, 2 May 2021
  • Generally, they can be used by scientists to study cosmic rays, infrared light and particle physics.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2023

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