Elementary Particle

Of physics, particle and atom.   May also be referred to as fundamental particle.

(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter.

This concept's ID is @1~49164

Hadron

  • hadron 6 facts

    Any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles.

  • quark 6 facts

    (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed...

  • antiquark 0 facts

    The antiparticle of a quark.

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  • lepton 4 facts

    An elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0.

  • antilepton 4 facts

    The antiparticle of a lepton.

  • weakly interacting massive particle 0 facts

    A hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts...

  • string 0 facts

    (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy...

  • antiparticle 0 facts

    A particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its...

  • strange particle 0 facts

    An elementary particle with non-zero strangeness.