bootstrap scheme

bootstrap scheme

[′büt‚strap ‚skēm]
(particle physics)
A theory of elementary particles in which the existence of each particle contributes to forces between it and other particles; these forces lead to bound systems which are the particles themselves.
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As to this bootstrap scheme concocted by that fellow Weatherly, I am unalterably opposed to it.
The Skinny Deal
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