supersymmetricadj.
/suːpəsᵻˈmɛtrɪk/, /sjuːpəsᵻˈmɛtrɪk/, U.S. /ˌsupərsəˈmɛtrɪk/ Exhibiting supersymmetry; (Physics) arising from or related to the concept of supersymmetry.
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supersymmetric1958
1958 Progr. Theoret. Physics 19 634 The decays in this super-symmetric world..are due to the exchange of the i and i′ spins.
1966 Jrnl. Theoret. Biol 13 368 Super-symmetric structures are constructed of symmetric subunits.
1974 A. Salam & J. Strathdee in Physics Lett. B. 51 353/2 We construct a super-symmetric Lagrangian which at the same time exhibits a non-Abelian gauge symmetry.
1982 Nature 26 Aug. 801/1 During the past year there has also emerged a growing interest in particle physics theories that not only unify the description of the three basic interactions (strong, weak and electromagnetic) but which are also supersymmetric.
1988 T. Ferris Coming of Age in Milky Way (1989) iii. xvi. 333 The absence of evidence adduced in preliminary searches for supersymmetric particles..proved nothing.
2006 L. Smolin Trouble with Physics v. 74 In a supersymmetric theory there will be a fermion that partners with the Higgs, called the Higgsino.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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