supergravity

noun

su·​per·​grav·​i·​ty ˌsü-pər-ˈgra-və-tē How to pronounce supergravity (audio)
: any of various theories in physics that are based on supersymmetry and attempt to unify general relativity and quantum theory and that state that the principal transmitter of gravity is the graviton

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The work on supergravity occurred during a stay at the CERN particle laboratory in Geneva where Dr. Zumino worked. — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 10 May 2023 In addition to Julius, Stanford visiting professor Daniel Freedman was a co-recipient of the Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for his 1976 discovery of supergravity. — Erin Woo, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019

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1976, in the meaning defined above

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