high-energy physics

American  

[hahy-en-er-jee] / ˈhaɪˈɛn ər dʒi /

noun

1. the branch of particle physics that deals with the collisions of particles accelerated to such high energies that new elementary particles are created by the collisions.

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high-energy physics British  

noun

1. another name for particle physics

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Etymology

Origin of high-energy physics

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

"There has been transformative technological innovation across all sectors of society that's come out of high-energy physics," noted Messier.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Other work established links between the geometric program and high-energy physics.

From Scientific American • Mar. 21, 2022

Instead, he says, it reflects his life experiences, which include 6 years as director of Canada’s high-energy physics laboratory before coming to Fermilab.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 2, 2021

The federal government has long backed major research projects like particle accelerators for high-energy physics in the 1960s and supercomputing centers in the 1980s.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2020

Leaders of Lawrences Berkeley and Livermore empire during the postwar bonanza, which enriched the university and secured the Rad Lab’s position as the preeminent center of high-energy physics in the nation, perhaps the world.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik