True Elemental Particle?

Question

So another question arises, if fundamental particles such as leptons can be reduced no further are these the true elemental particles when considering the true state of elements. Not the Proton & Neutron arrangement that we are now taught.

Answer 1

It appears the most elemental particle may be the graviton. It may be that the force of gravity is the quantity of these units. It appears the origin of these waves may be considered from the following:

c2 = E/m, defines how gravitational waves form. They are a product of a mass-energy relationship. The c2 value in this instance is that of a field of physical time, or that of a gravitational field.

E = hf, is that for electromagnetic energy.

mk = hf, is the same concept applied to mass. Because mass is composed of electromagnetic energy, it is under the same energy values. As a mass accelerates its forward direction becomes compressed (frequency compression to accommodated the energy) and there is an equal loss of frequency (hf) at right angles.

c = hf, is that for the constant. A single graviton would be expressed as h = c(g) Plank's value equals constant-graviton.

http://360.yahoo.com/noddarc "What is a Graviton" explains in in a more fluid manner.

Answer 2

A recent edition of New Scientist contains an article in which some scientists believe that we (all matter/energy) are actually made of space-time itself. Don't wanna get into the details here, just read the article.
There is also string theory, but this space-time composition is supposed to be more fundamental than that. Funny, that would ironically make the most indivisible, fundamental particle the size of the universe.

Answer 3

What is the point of knowing about Leptons? what impact does/has it made on the humanrace? Protons, Electrons and Neutrons are the smallest units we can sensibly break things down into and use

Answer 4

maybe in time, leptons will be reduced further or shown to be composed of several particles - just like atoms.But it makes sense that there should be elemental particles - common building blocks for everything - just as DNA is our building block but this of course can be broken down into much smaller particles..

Answer 5

I'm becoming more and more skeptical of claims of irreducibility. Ever-smaller sub-particles seem to crop up regularly. It may well turn out that the only fundamental particle is a zero point.

Answer 6

I think the scientists through out histroy have tried to propose theories which would say 'x' is the most elemental particle.....really funny.

I think unless we have 'photographic evidence' of subatomic particles we cannot even speculate about what is the most basic particle.

Answer 7

they can be reduced no further under our current understanding of physics..... is this the true ultimate or will we discover more in the future?

time will tell.