Exotic particle
An exotic particle is a kind of theoretical particle said to exist by some areas of modern physics, and whose alleged properties are extremely unusual.
The best-known example is probably the tachyon, a hypothetical particle that always travels faster than light.[1][2]
Another example of this is supersymmetry, a theoretical set of significantly heavier versions of known particles (this is also one of the proposed candidates for dark matter). [3]
Exotic particles are frequently featured in science fiction, either those with real-world academic backing, or entirely fictional.
References
- ↑ Feinberg, Gerald (1997). "Tachyon". Encyclopedia Americana 26. Grolier. p. 210.
- ↑ Feinberg, Gerald (1967). "Possibility of Faster-Than-Light Particles". Physical Review 159 (5): 1089–1105. Bibcode:1967PhRv..159.1089F. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.159.1089.
- ↑ Lykken, Joseph D. (1996). "Introduction to Supersymmetry". arXiv:hep-th/9612114 [hep-th].
Further reading
- Ma, Ernest; Raidal, Martti; Sarkar, Uptal (1999). "Probing the Exotic Particle Content Beyond the Standard Model". European Physical Journal C 8 (2): 301. arXiv:hep-ph/9808484. Bibcode:1999EPJC....8..301M. doi:10.1007/s100529901068.
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