elementary particle
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This could have pointed to the existence of previously unseen elementary particles that affect the decay of B mesons.
From Scientific American
Consider the case of quantum “spin,” the label affixed to the angular momentum that is intrinsic to elementary particles.
From Scientific American
Gravity rules outer space, shaping galaxies and indeed the whole universe, whereas quantum mechanics rules inner space, the arena of atoms and elementary particles.
From New York Times
The first is to use tools from string theory, which treats the elementary particles of nature as vibrating strings.
From Scientific American
Of all the elementary particles in the universe, neutrinos may be the strangest.
From Scientific American
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