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.
Origin
1960-65
Examples from the web for high-energy physics
Another niche where powerful superconducting magnets are indispensable is high-energy physics.
Below is a list of laboratories around the world conducting high-energy physics experiments with particle accelerators.
Antimatter is a reverse-charged form of normal matter seen in some high-energy physics particle collisions.
The situation is reversed in high-energy physics, where there are too many physicists and not enough positions.
Designers took tiny, flexible optical fibers developed for high-energy physics experiments and wove them into ordinary fabric.
But all three agree that high-energy physics is facing an uncertain long-term future.
Loop divergences have nothing to do with our knowledge of high-energy physics.
Unlike politics, high-energy physics doesn't care about equality.
The total budget for high-energy physics worldwide is probably a few billion dollars per year.
Ever-higher beam energy is a constant goal in high-energy physics, so magnets must be made both stronger and more cost-effective.
British Dictionary definitions for high-energy physics