... Well, for once a CRT TV tube is a direct result of elementary particle physics research. I would not mention the 'side effects' such as creation of the internet. Myriad of medical and security applications are in existence by now. Particle physics is (arguably) the most fundamental branch of natural science thus it impacts many aspects of our lives albeit seemingly indirectly.
The most massive of all known elementary particles is the top quark.
A proton can be written as p, p+, or by its quantum numbers: 1/2(1/2)+, corresponding to spin(isospin)parity.
The weak bosons (W and Z bosons) do not have a defined size or diameter like classical particles. They are considered point particles in the Standard Model of particle physics, meaning they are treated as fundamental particles with no size or structure.
These subatomic particles are generally considered the building blocks of atoms. The electron is an elementary particle, while the proton and neutron are composite particles that are made up of quarks. Links can be found below for more information.
Yes, photons are smaller than electrons. Photons are elementary particles that have no mass and are considered to be point-like particles, while electrons have mass and are considered to be fundamental particles with a measurable size.
Elementary Particles
What elementary particles do would depend on what type of particle they are. For example, there are antimatter particles, force particles, and matter particles.
Elementary (fundamental) particles have not components; other particles (as protons and neutrons) are composed from other particles.
Subatomic particles are proton, neutron, electron; these particle are some examples of the large group of elementary particles.
When scientists say that quarks are elementary particles it means that they are NOT made up of other particles.
Yes, the muon is a subatomic elementary particle. The subatomic label is not really needed; all elementary particles are subatomic.
The most massive of all known elementary particles is the top quark.
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Subatomic particles are made up of 2 parts; composite particles and elementary particles. The composite particles consist of the protons and neutrons comprised in an atom. The elementary particles have no substructure and are not made up of any other particles.
Other elementary particles which are not parts of the atom.
There is no antimatter identified yet. Location in space and time are used as coordinates of an event. Matter is a form of energy. Sub-elementary particles (from which we know some of them) organize as elementary particles (electron, neutrino and protons). Further, elementary particles organize as atoms which gather in molecules or matter. Antimatter could be, if it exists, from a special kind of sub-elementary particles which we do not about yet.
An elementary particle is considered to be a quark. A quark is a building block for subatomic particles.