"self-energy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: self-energies [plural]
Etymology: self- + energy Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|energy}} self- + energy Head templates: {{en-noun}} self-energy (plural self-energies)
  1. (physics) the portion of the elementary particle's mass due to the interaction with its environment Wikipedia link: self-energy Categories (topical): Physics

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