elementary particle

In particle physics, an elementary particle or fundamental particle is a particle not known to have any substructure,[1] thus it is not known to be made up of smaller particles. If an elementary particle truly has no substructure, then it is one of the basic building blocks of the universe from which all other particles are made. In the Standard Model of particle physics, the elementary particles include the fundamental fermions (including quarks, leptons, and their antiparticles), and the fundamental bosons (including gauge bosons and the Higgs boson).[2][3] Although elementary particles are not made up of smaller particles, some of them may change to lighter particles (according to specific rules).

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Questions and Answers: The Higgs Boson

Thu, Dec 8, 2011

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As I told you shortly before, we’ll be answering all questions we receive from you guys on the site here, so everybody can benefit; again, if you have any scientific questions, to throw them our way and we’ll get them as soon as possible Question: What the heck is a Higgs Boson, and why should [...]

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