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Bookmark or Share- Matter | Definition, Characteristics, States, Examples, & FactsMatter, material substance that constitutes the observable universe and, together with energy, forms the basis of all objective phenomena. At the most fundamental level, matter is composed of elementary particles known as quarks and leptons (the class of elementary particles that includes electrons).
- 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics - OpenStaxClassifications of Elementary Particles. A large number of subatomic particles exist in nature. These particles can be classified in two ways: the property of spin and participation in the four fundamental forces. Recall that the spin of a particle is analogous to the rotation of a macroscopic object about its own axis.
- Subatomic particle | Definition, Examples, & Classes | BritannicaSubatomic particle, any of various self-contained units of matter or energy that are the fundamental constituents of all matter. They include electrons, protons, neutrons, quarks, muons, and neutrinos, as well as antimatter particles such as positrons.
- Quanta MagazineWhat Is a Particle? It has been thought of as many things: a pointlike object, an excitation of a field, a speck of pure math that has cut into reality. But never has physicists’ conception of a particle changed more than it is changing now. Elementary particles are the basic stuff of the universe. They are also deeply strange.
- Atom | Definition, Structure, History, Examples, Diagram, & FactsExplore an atom's interior to discover the layout of its nucleus, protons, and electrons. See all videos for this article. Most of the atom is empty space. The rest consists of three basic types of subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons. The protons and neutrons form the atom’s central nucleus.
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