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== == The Higgs Boson is another theoretical particle thought to be responsible for the presence of mass in other particles that have mass. I believe the Higgs Boson is theorized to be itself massless.
there are 3 known massless particles: the gauge boson, the photon, and the gluon ( the gluon isn't necessarily categorized as a free particle due to the fact that they are confined to hadrons) neutrinos were also, until recently, were thought to be massless. however, they were discovered to change flavor, which means that they must have mass.
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Does a photon have electrons?
No. A photon is a particle of light. It is massless.
How can a particle of matter be massless if the definition of matter is Anything that has mass and takes up space?
By definition a massless particle has no rest mass therefore it can not take up any spacial volume. I think the confusion lies with calling something that is massless, a particle. This is because as soon as we hear particle we think "object" and objects have definite mass and volume. A photon is massless and sometimes people may refer to it as a particle of light. But in fact that is sort of a misnomer being that it really isn't a particle, though it has particle-like properties. If something is massless theorists have said that the object does not interact with the Higgs field, though gravitational effects are still felt by the photon, example: gravitational lensing.
Is there any particle smaller than neutrino?
I suppose that gluons are smaller because these particles are massless.
Is sunlight a material?
sunlight is a particle of energy called a photon. photons are massless and are not a material in the conventional sense.
What is the most fast particle in the world?
Light is currently considered to be the fastest known particle(s) in existence. There are theoretical particles that can function well past the speed of light. One example of such theoretical particle is the Tachyon.
Where is the Icecube Neutrino Observatory located?
IceCube is a particle dectector located at the South Pole and it records the massless sub-atomic particle Neutrino. IceCube is the largest Neutrino detector.
What molecule is responsible for sight?
This depends, If you speaking in terms of the particle which carries "light" which gives us the ability to see than this particle is known as the 'photon'. This particle is massless and travels at the speed of light, 3x108 ms-1
What is the theoretical temperature at which particle movement ends?
absolute zero
What theoretical subatomic particle is called the the god particle?
This is the Higgs boson; now (July 2014) this discovery is confirmed.
What theoretical particle that may compose both protons and neutrons?
Quarks
What is a subatomic particle with no charge and a mass of 1 amu.?
Some physicists consider that photons, gluons, neutrinos are massless but this affirmation is probable not correct.
What particle has almost no mass?
The lightest subatomic particle is the electron.
