Elementary Particles: What are they? Substances, Elements and Primary Matter

The extremely successful Standard Model of Particle Physics allows one to define the so-called Elementary Particles . From another point of view, how can we think of them? What kind of a status can be attributed to Elementary Particles and their associated quantised fields? Beyond the unprecedented...

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Published inFoundations of science Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 727 - 753
Main Authors Cabaret, D.-M., Grandou, T., Grange, G.-M., Perrier, E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2023
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
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Cabaret
Casimir, Hendrik Brugt Gerhard
Education
Elementary particles
Mathematical Logic and Foundations
Methodology of the Social Sciences
Particle physics
Particles (Nuclear physics)
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Quantum physics
Quantum theory
Standard model (particle physics)
France
Substances
Primary matter
Quantised fields
Elementary particles
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Summary:The extremely successful Standard Model of Particle Physics allows one to define the so-called Elementary Particles . From another point of view, how can we think of them? What kind of a status can be attributed to Elementary Particles and their associated quantised fields? Beyond the unprecedented efficiency and reach of quantum field theories, the current paper attempts at understanding the nature of what these theories describe, the enigmatic reality of the quantum world.
ISSN:1233-1821
1572-8471
DOI:10.1007/s10699-021-09826-w