bootstrap model en · NOUN
Etymology
See pull oneself up by one's bootstraps: particles were surmised to be held together by forces consisting of exchanges of the particles themselves.
Meanings
- Any of a class of theories that use very general consistency criteria to determine the form of a quantum theory from some assumptions on the spectrum of particles.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bootstrap models | Number=Plur | lexicographic |