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Elementary particle
In the Standard Model of particle physics, an elementary particle or fundamental particle is a subatomic particle that is not composed of other particles.1 The Standard Model recognizes seventeen distinct particles—twelve fermions and five bosons. As a consequence of flavor and color combinations and antimatter, the fermions and bosons are known to have 48 and 13 variations, respectively.2 These 61 elementary particles include electrons and other leptons, quarks, and the fundamental bosons. Subatomic particles such as protons or neutrons, which contain two or more elementary particles, are known as composite particles.
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Braibant, Sylvie; Giacomelli, Giorgio; Spurio, Maurizio (2012). Particles and Fundamental Interactions: An introduction to particle physics (2nd ed.). Springer. pp. 1–3. ISBN 978-94-007-2463-1. ↩
Braibant, S.; Giacomelli, G.; Spurio, M. (2009). Particles and Fundamental Interactions: An Introduction to Particle Physics. Springer. pp. 313–314. ISBN 978-94-007-2463-1. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2020. ↩
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