Foundational Definitions & Physics Terminology

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Explore key concepts in plain English before diving into specific particles. Click any pill to inspect its meaning, common misconceptions, inter-relationships, and historical discovery.

Fundamental Particles of the Standard Model

17 elementary fermions (matter) and bosons (force carriers & mass generation)
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Common Composite Particles (Hadrons)

Baryons (3 bound quarks) and Mesons (quark-antiquark pairs)