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supersymmetric

supersymmetric

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Relating to a physics idea where each particle has a partner
  • adjective
  • /ˌsuːpərsɪˈmɛtrɪk/
  • Specialized
: supersimétrico
  • The lower limits on the masses once again are 45 to 80 GeV/c², depending on the details of the supposed decay process of the supersymmetric particle.
  • supersymmetric particle
  • supersymmetric theory
  • supersymmetric partner

Also, at the time there were quite a few proposals for new particles that could fit the data, like some supersymmetric particles or axioms.

Examples

  • Researchers are conducting experiments to test the predictions of supersymmetric theories in particle accelerators.

  • Also, at the time there were quite a few proposals for new particles that could fit the data, like some supersymmetric particles or axioms.

    Sabine Hossenfelder

  • The two machines would also search for different supersymmetric particles.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Supersymmetric theory does not require that the particle partners have the same masses, and no supersymmetric partners have been found.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The need to search for supersymmetric particles set important benchmarks for the design of the LHC detectors.

    Academic text (2012)

  • In other words, if supersymmetry is a symmetry of nature, then I think the lightest supersymmetric particle is almost surely a correct explanation of dark matter.

    Blog text (21)

  • They point to a relatively light supersymmetric hadron, designated S0, whose existence was predicted in the mid-1980s in attempts to expand the standard model.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Many scientists believe that the discovery of supersymmetric particles could revolutionize our understanding of the universe.

  • In theoretical physics, a supersymmetric model predicts that for every known particle, there is a heavier partner.

Surface Forms

supersymmetric positive

Morphology

supersymmetric = symmetric (semi-transparent) = super + symmetric

The structure super + symmetric is clear, but the specific technical meaning referring to the physics concept 'supersymmetry' is specialized and not fully inferable by general learners.

Etymology

Supersymmetric joins super- ('above' or 'more than') and symmetric (from 'symmetry', meaning 'same on both sides'). So a supersymmetric theory says nature has an extra kind of balance, where every particle has a matching partner.