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gravitino

American  
[grav-i-tee-noh] / ˌgræv ɪˈti noʊ /

noun

Physics.
  1. the hypothetical fermionic partner of the graviton, predicted by the supergravity extension of Einstein's theory of general relativity.


gravitino Scientific  
/ grăv′ĭ-tē′nō /
  1. A hypothetical particle postulated in supergravity theory to correspond to the graviton, just as neutrinos correspond to other fermions.

  2. See also neutrino supergravity


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Supergravity includes gravitons — the gravitational equivalent of photons — and adds a supersymmetric partner, the gravitino.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2023

For supersymmetric particles such as the gravitino, he says, “we still have some decades to go” before considering it overdue.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 6, 2019

Clinching evidence, though, would come from detection of the gravitino itself.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 6, 2019

But he admits that it will be extremely hard to achieve, because the gravitino should interact so weakly with any other particles.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 6, 2019

The team proposed a super-twin for the graviton called the gravitino.

From Nature ● Aug. 5, 2019

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