Hi,
We say matter is something that has mass.
So, can we say lepton, quark, W and Z boson etc. are matters because they have mass?
If mass is the quantity of matter that a body contains, then these particles are matter.
Scientists also say fermions are the littlest units of a matter.
W and Z bosons also have mass but fermions are not their littlest units.
How can we describe mass and matter in modern science?
PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER WITH LINKS.
Thanks a lot.
2007-08-23 05:13:00 · 4 answers · asked by survey taker 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
You're asking a question in Quantum Field Theory. At that level the word "matter" is fuzzy and not really defined or descriptive. All forms of energy are particles, or more accurately, oscillations of the fields. Describing a W or Z as a "gauge vector boson" is sufficient. Describing a quark as a nuclear fermion is also sufficient. One does not see the word "matter" used in any technical sense at this level.
2007-08-23 06:47:33 · answer #1 · answered by ZikZak 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
matter is stuff that is made of fermions, W and Z bosons.
2007-08-23 13:56:44 · answer #2 · answered by LeverettF82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-08-27 11:46:35 · answer #3 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we can
2007-08-28 10:50:24 · answer #4 · answered by Joymash 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋