Particle accelerator — Atom smasher redirects here. For other uses, see Atom smasher (disambiguation). A 1960s single stage 2 MeV linear Van de Graaff accelerator, here opened for maintenance A particle accelerator[1] is a device that uses electromagnetic fields to… … Wikipedia
particle accelerator — accelerator (def. 7). [1945 50] * * * Device that accelerates a beam of fast moving, electrically charged atoms (ions) or subatomic particles. Accelerators are used to study the structure of atomic nuclei (see atom) and the nature of subatomic… … Universalium
Orbit — This article is about orbits in celestial mechanics, due to gravity. For other uses, see Orbit (disambiguation). A satellite orbiting the Earth has a tangential velocity and an inward acceleration … Wikipedia
subatomic particle — or elementary particle Any of various self contained units of matter or energy. Discovery of the electron in 1897 and of the atomic nucleus in 1911 established that the atom is actually a composite of a cloud of electrons surrounding a tiny but… … Universalium
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Spin-orbit interaction — In quantum physics, the spin orbit interaction (also called spin orbit effect or spin orbit coupling ) is any interaction of a particle s spin with its motion. The first and best known example of this is that spin orbit interaction causes shifts… … Wikipedia
Wave–particle duality — Quantum mechanics Uncertainty principle … Wikipedia
List of accelerators in particle physics — A list of particle accelerators used for particle physics experiments. Some early particle accelerators that more properly did nuclear physics, but existed prior to the separation of particle physics from that field, are also included. Although a … Wikipedia
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Chameleon particle — Chameleon Composition {{{composition}}} Interactions Gravity, Electroweak Status Hypothetical Mass variable, depending on environment Electric charge 0 … Wikipedia