Comment on ENHANCE
arctanthrope@lemmy.world 1 day agoI would guess it refers to the fact that we used to think atoms were the smallest things, and then we found protons, neutrons, and electrons. then we thought those were the smallest things until we found quarks and gluons. and maybe some day we’ll find out that there’s something smaller inside quarks
That’s probably it.
and maybe some day we’ll find out that there’s something smaller inside quarks
I don’t think particle physicists in 2026 wake up in a cold sweat worried about preons. We are still taking measurements, but I don’t think theoreticians have any reason to invoke it – and IIRC its predictions have been outright contradicted experimentally.
idk if you can get smaller than vibrations in a field. At least not without a different conceptual model. But I guess that’s always been the problem anyway
I saw it as to see smaller and smaller you need higher energy photons. To get down to the planck length the smallest possible size the amount of energy you need to resolve that creates black holes
Well, a little tiny black hole should be fine. It’ll just evaporate. Stop picketing my lab.
electrons appear smooth still but I think quarks appear to have some structure to them… so yeah maybe more dolls still
TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id 1 day ago
Nogs
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 22 hours ago
And Moogies