The phrase "physics community" refers to a group of people who are interested in and involved with the study of physics. They work together to share knowledge, conduct research, discuss ideas, and advance the field of physics. Full definition
I actually started working on this several years later when I began seeing papers from the particle physics community exploring these ideas. (quantamagazine.org)
But in 2012 the Japanese high energy physics community raised its hand and gradually got the support of American and European physicists. (sciencemag.org)
This work in fundamental physics has captured the imagination of the greater physics community. (llnl.gov)