单词 | new physics |
释义 | new physicsn. Usually with the. A branch of physics based on radically new principles or assumptions which require previous theories to be re-evaluated; novel and innovative physical theories or discoveries; spec. the science of physics as it developed during the 20th cent. on the basis of theories transcending the concepts of classical Newtonian physics (as wave–particle duality, quantum mechanics, and relativity). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > [noun] > physics physical philosophy1654 physical science1705 physics1715 new physics1874 1874 Amer. Naturalist 8 652 It is feared that..the intricacies of the new mathematics will outweigh the superiority of the new physics. 1932 Discovery Apr. 109/1 This new physics was soon to be revolutionized further by De Broglie and Schrödinger, with their enthusiasm for the new wave theory of matter. 1945 S. Leacock Last Leaves ii. 46 Unhappily, we can't get away from the new physics quite as simply as that. Even if we beat them out on space and time, there is far worse to come. 1976 Nature 18 Mar. 193/1 It gives European physicists a chance to play a leading part in understanding the ‘new physics’ which has emerged with the discovery of weak neutral currents and of the J/psi family of particles. 1990 Kindred Spirit Summer 9/1 Creation-centred spirituality..embraces the world of nature and humanity as a whole, drawing together the insights of ecology, the New Physics, earth-based Native spiritualities [etc.]. 1994 Discover June 94/1 Consciousness, he concluded, is rooted in new physics—that is, in laws not yet discovered or formulated. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874 |
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