particle
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The new study focused on scattering amplitudes, mathematical expressions describing the outcomes of particle collisions.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
The mystery centered on the muon, a short lived particle that resembles an electron but is about 200 times heavier.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Scientists say the new results place tighter limits on existing models of particle acceleration in astrophysical sources and improve our understanding of how high-energy particles move through interstellar space.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Correction 20 March: This piece was updated to remove a claim that the entire proposed cut of £162m was to research into particle physics and astronomy.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
The principal problem they faced was that the electron sometimes behaved like a particle and sometimes like a wave.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing particle
Quantum of Vocabulary: the Parlance of Particle Physics
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Word Generation Science - Introductory Chemistry Concepts
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"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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