elementary particle
noun
: any of the particles of which matter and energy are composed or which mediate the fundamental forces of nature
especially
: one whose existence has not been attributed to the combination of other more fundamental entities
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But why should space-time have such wild terrain, and only at the scale of elementary particles?
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Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
As a young man, Dr Heil was a physics graduate working in the field of elementary particles at the CERN in Switzerland.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
While the Higgs tall tales suggest that mass arises from the slowing of elementary particles by a molasses-like substance, the truth is that a stronger Higgs field makes the elementary particles vibrate at higher frequencies, thus raising their masses.
—Matt Strassler, Quanta Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
For the Higgs field, the curvature of the sombrero’s brim is determined by the mass of the Higgs boson, the elementary particle that conveys the Higgs field’s effects, which was discovered at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012.
—Quanta Magazine, 22 July 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
As a young man, Dr Heil was a physics graduate working in the field of elementary particles at the CERN in Switzerland.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
While the Higgs tall tales suggest that mass arises from the slowing of elementary particles by a molasses-like substance, the truth is that a stronger Higgs field makes the elementary particles vibrate at higher frequencies, thus raising their masses.
—Matt Strassler, Quanta Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
For the Higgs field, the curvature of the sombrero’s brim is determined by the mass of the Higgs boson, the elementary particle that conveys the Higgs field’s effects, which was discovered at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012.
—Quanta Magazine, 22 July 2024
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“Elementary particle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20particle. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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