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subatomic particle

[¦səb·ə′täm·ik ′pärd·ə·kəl]
(physics)
A particle which is smaller than an atom, namely, an elementary particle or an atomic nucleus.
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6) In quantum physics, a subatomic particle appears only when it is observed or measured.
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One German molecular physicist told me many years ago that the subatomic particles being studied by physicists, using very strong microscopic instrument, behave very strangely.
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A subatomic particle can also move forward in time-faster than light, or backward, which is impossible under classical physics.
It was the year 2000, and scientists at a European particle collider observed possible traces of the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson--the presumed origin of mass itself and the most-wanted quarry in high-energy physics today.
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Installed on the International Space Station in 2011, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer collects and identifies cosmic rays, charged subatomic particles that permeate the galaxy (SN: 3/21/15, p.
In 1964, John Bell developed a theorem to support EinsteinAEs supposition of ospooky actions at a distance,o or unexpected behaviors of subatomic particles. In this collection of papers, author Christian demonstrates that BellAEs theorem is flawed and argues that long-distance actions between subatomic particles have another explanation.
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