5/5/2023 0 Comments Particles of matter![]() Since normal matter does not contain these particles it may seem that they are an unnecessary complication. ![]() J J Thomson’s 1897 cathode ray tube with magnet coils – used to discover the electron. Matter particles are split into two groups: quarks and leptons – there are six of these, each with a corresponding partner. Matter particles are fermions while force particles are bosons. These are classified in the standard model of particle physics, which theorises how the basic building blocks of matter interact, governed by fundamental forces. There are two types of fundamental particles: matter particles, some of which combine to produce the world about us, and force particles – one of which, the photon, is responsible for electromagnetic radiation. We are now seeking to explain the properties of these particles and working to show how these can be used to explain the contents of the universe. We believe we have found some of these objects: subatomic particles, or fundamental particles, which having no size can have no substructure. And as we are able to observe the world in tinier and tinier detail through microscopes of increasing power, it is natural to wonder what these objects are made of. It is often claimed that the Ancient Greeks were the first to identify objects that have no size, yet are able to build up the world around us through their interactions.
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