Just stumbled onto a section on Preons in a Sci Am book called Particles and Forces - At the Heart of the Matter, edited by R Carrigan and P. Trower. ON p213 they quote Jogesh C. Pati of the Univ of Maryland. It goes for 4 pages before turning to a Rishon model. Other names include Hidezumi Terazawa, Yoichi Chikashige, and Keiichi Akama at the Univ of Tokyo. O. Wallace Greenberg and Joseph Sucher at Univ of Marlyand are also noted.marlon said:Hey,...
Anybody got some nice introductory online texts on preons ?
thanks in advance
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marlon
Preons are hypothetical subatomic particles that are believed to be the building blocks of quarks, which are the fundamental particles that make up protons and neutrons.
Preons are different from other particles because they are thought to be the most fundamental particles and cannot be broken down into smaller components. They are also believed to be the only particles that interact with the fundamental forces of nature.
Currently, there is no direct evidence for the existence of preons. However, some theories in particle physics, such as string theory and loop quantum gravity, suggest the possibility of preons. Additionally, experiments at the Large Hadron Collider have provided some indirect evidence for the existence of substructures within quarks.
The Standard Model of Particle Physics is a theory that explains the fundamental particles and their interactions. Preons are not currently a part of this model, but some scientists are working on incorporating them into the model to provide a more complete understanding of particle physics.
If preons are discovered, it would revolutionize our understanding of particle physics and the fundamental forces of nature. It could also lead to a better understanding of the origins of the universe and potentially new technologies based on the properties of preons.