elementary particle

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Of all the elementary particles in the universe, neutrinos may be the strangest.

From Scientific American

Discovering it would confirm the mechanism that gave elementary particles their mass.

From Scientific American

Another version of the multiverse arises from string theory, the purported “theory of everything” that describes elementary particles as vibrating strings of energy.

From New York Times

To explain such a large imprint, theoretical physicists proposed a range of exotic mechanisms, such as the presence of previously unknown elementary particles with electric charges thousands of times smaller than an electron’s.

From Scientific American

Physicists have taken a step towards nailing down the mass of the neutrino, perhaps the most mysterious of all elementary particles.

From Scientific American