The fantastic and strange world of quantum physics!

Since the discovery that the atom is divisible, contrary to Greek thought, physics has developed in very small ways that are difficult to observe and very different from what we normally study.

Particle physics, as the name suggests, studies the fundamental particles of materials. Initially, atoms were believed to be fundamental particles. But inside its nucleus we find neutrons, protons and electrons. Of these, only the electron continues to be considered fundamental. But maybe just for now.

Thanks to the advent of particle accelerators, the formation of neutrons and protons was discovered in 1968. Quarks arranged in even smaller particles. We currently know of six quarks: up, down, bottom, top, strange and charm. Second, it gives something to talk about in terms of weirdness.

You charm quarks can be found in proton arrayshowever, they are difficult to detect as they require high-energy collisions to be “released”. Another detail is that they are heavier than the protons they create. Imagine you are making a cake and each grain of flour weighs more than the cake itself.

But in general, even if charm quarks are present in the structure of protons or other particles, mass does not cause a change in the total weight of the element.

These interactions, to say the least, are a research area of ​​quantum physics that is responsible for studying the interactions between particles and the forces that govern the subatomic world.

Quarks and the description of matter

For every non-fundamental particle there is a set of quarks that make up it. These arrangements can be combinations of two, three or more; they recently found a particle with four quarks!

As technology advances, The more we can observe events in the strange subatomic world where the laws of classical physics no longer apply.

As more technology and more energy become available for collision experiments, and the capacity for detection and data analysis also increases, the interactions in this mysterious world within matter may or may not become clearer.

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