Particle And Nuclear Physics 25-40
15 entries in the Particle And Nuclear Physics compendium.
PositronFirst antimatter particle, predicted by Dirac, discovered by Anderson.Large Hadron ColliderWorld's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator.TevatronHighest-energy particle collider until the Large Hadron Collider.Standard ModelTheory of three fundamental forces and elementary particles.Quantum chromodynamicsQuantum field theory of the strong force binding quarks.Quantum electrodynamicsRelativistic quantum field theory of light and matter interaction.Quantum field theoryFramework combining field theory, relativity, and quantum mechanics.Pauli exclusion principleNo two fermions can share identical quantum states.Spin (physics)Intrinsic quantized angular momentum of elementary particles.SuperconductivityPhenomenon of zero resistance and magnetic field expulsion in materials.String theoryTheoretical framework replacing point particles with vibrating strings.SupersymmetryA theoretical symmetry between bosons and fermions, unconfirmed by experiment.Physics beyond the Standard ModelTheoretical developments addressing the Standard Model's deficiencies.ScatteringPhysical processes where radiation or particles deflect from straight paths.Rutherford scattering experimentsExperiments revealing the atomic nucleus via alpha particle scattering.
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