The discussion revolves around the nature of matter at subatomic levels, specifically questioning what lies beyond quarks within atoms. Participants explore concepts related to the fundamental structure of matter, the existence of "nothing," and the limitations of current scientific models, including the Standard Model of particle physics.
Participants express curiosity and propose various ideas, but there is no consensus on whether quarks are the final layer of matter or if further subdivisions exist. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the ultimate structure of matter.
Some limitations include the potential for outdated information in referenced materials and the complexity of defining "nothing" at quantum scales, which may affect interpretations of particle physics.
Atom1 said:Hi, a question I have been asking myself is what where to happen if we where to look deeper into the atom? Is there a point in where there is really nothing? As far as I know it only goes down to quarks. Is the quark the end of it or is there more?
ZapperZ said:This chart might be useful to you, even if it is slightly out-of-date with the most recent result from the Higgs.
http://www.cpepweb.org/cpep_sm_large.html
This is the elementary particles that we currently know of. All the bosons and leptons listed are considered as elementary particles without the Standard Model. It means that these are the basic building blocks of all matter that we know of. So your atoms, your nucleus, your mesons, etc.. etc. are all built using one or more of these, and held together by the "interactions" that are also listed in the chart.
Zz.