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supersymmetry

supersymmetry noun: a theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces and which proposes a physical symmetry between bosons and fermions.

Noun

supersymmetry (usually uncountable, plural supersymmetries)

  1. (usually) A theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces and which proposes a physical symmetry between bosons and fermions.
    • We suggest therefore that the expression "super-symmetry" might be more appropriate for the global concept and reserve the word "gauge" for local symmetries.1974, A Salam, “Super-symmetry and non-Abelian gauges”, in Physics Letters B
    • Supersymmetry is the concept that known particles – such as electrons, quarks and photons – have a heavier and as-yet-undetected "superpartner".2013 November 22, Alok Jha, “Stephen Hawking: physics would be 'more interesting' if Higgs boson hadn't been found”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 24, page 32
    Synonyms:
    SUSY

supersymmetry meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati and Thai

supersymmetry in Hindi

theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces
अतिसममिति atisammiti

supersymmetry in Tamil

theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces
மீச்சமச்சீர்மை mīccamaccīrmai

supersymmetry in Gujarati

theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces
અતિસમમિતિ atisammiti

supersymmetry in Thai

theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces
สมมาตรยิ่งยวด
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supersymmetry in Vietnamese
siêu đối xứng

Synonyms of supersymmetry

Forms of supersymmetry

pluralsupersymmetries

Origin of supersymmetry

From super- + symmetry. In the modern physics sense, coined by Pakistani physicist Abdus Salam and American physicist John Strathdee in 1974 as super-symmetry, in a paper in Physics Letters B as a simplification of super-gauge symmetry used by Julius Wess and Bruno Zumino.

Questions about supersymmetry

What does supersymmetry mean?
Supersymmetry means a theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces and which proposes a physical symmetry between bosons and fermions.
What is supersymmetry in Hindi?
Supersymmetry in Hindi is अतिसममिति (atisammiti). See Supersymmetry meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is supersymmetry?
Supersymmetry is a noun.
What is the plural of supersymmetry?
The plural of supersymmetry is supersymmetries.

Words near supersymmetry in the dictionary

  1. supersymmetrising
  2. supersymmetrization
  3. supersymmetrizations
  4. supersymmetrize
  5. supersymmetrized
  6. supersymmetry
  7. supersymplectic
  8. supersynapse
  9. supersynapses
  10. supersynaptic
  11. supersynchronous

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