Atoms - ok, they have protons, neutrons, and electrons - what are they made of?
Quarks? (I am guessing) ok, so what are quarks made of?
What is the fundamental particle? Or is there a fundamental particle - maybe it's energy - if so then everything is just energy and nothing is real because there is no matter.
Does anyone know anything about this?
2006-07-24 14:45:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
From what I gather, at the heart of the theory of mass, is the Higgs particle. If this particle is not detected, there are real problems with how mass comes about, what is matter, etc.
Of course, there are other particles that are massless (like the photon). Photons are just energy*time. Obviously, everything is made out of energy. When they figure out what dark matter and dark energy is, someone may be able to answer your question.
But remember, particles are also waves and vis-versa. So you might also ask, 'is there a fundamental wave'.
At this point, people will answer your question with string theory or some other theoretical idea. Keep in mind, many of the answers are probably wrong, because there are some things that physicists still don't know or have proven.
2006-07-24 14:58:36 · answer #1 · answered by j 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
neutrons and protons are made of quarks.(3 quarks each)
quarks are the fundamental particles for the matter.all the proven theories are sure about this
but there are another fundamental particles , this means that they are not made of something else, like photons, neutrinos, electrons, gravitons(which haven't been detected yet). and other many tiny balls
2006-07-25 02:22:54 · answer #2 · answered by chronno_x 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the introduction of special theory of relativity, we know mass is one form of energy.
Hence every thing is made of bundles of energy; but in different forms.
an electron has mass; but this mass is its rest energy.
When minute particles of energy or mass gathers in accordance with certain laws of Physics. We perceive them in different ways like matter and energy and their interaction.
After all, the electrons protons and neutrons are all found only by splitting and analyzing matter which has numerous properties.
2006-07-24 23:54:39 · answer #3 · answered by Pearlsawme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
String theory says little vibrating strings make up protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Check out the NOVA program "The Elegant Universe". An excellant introduction to string theory and all it's answers and problems.
2006-07-24 21:49:10 · answer #4 · answered by Nick Name 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, stuff is made of smaller stuff. Scientists build bigger machines (synchrotrons etc.) to find even smaller stuf.
2006-07-24 21:55:06 · answer #5 · answered by Pezzi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
untill we can get something more powerfull than an Electron Microscope, i don't think this question can be answered
2006-07-24 22:17:55 · answer #6 · answered by Rajan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing on cable tonight?
2006-07-24 21:48:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we can only see stuff that is so small any smaller and we have to make a new technologie to see it
2006-07-24 21:47:32 · answer #8 · answered by first_gholam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stuff is made of things; things are made up of doo-dads; doo-dads are made up of whatchamacallits; whatchamacallits are made of stuff, it's all circular.
2006-07-24 22:20:14 · answer #9 · answered by manw/thegoldengun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more stuff
2006-07-24 22:34:48 · answer #10 · answered by wilde.reader 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋