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Are there more than 61 subatomic particles?

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Hmmm, I was wondering where the number 61 came from, but then I realized that it is the number we get if we count the different color states of quarks as separate particles. But we really shouldn't. And I think it's probably not a good idea to count the 8 gluon states as distinct either. read more

I suspect there are a lot more subatomic particles than currently identified. I am sure that the specification of quarks as fundamental particles is not correct. Gravitational theory reinforces the notion that mass is energy and energy is mass at a fundamental level. You just have to start burrowing down the many levels to find the fundamental. read more

Well, there are indeed lots subatomic particles, and new ones keep being found, and we do not know if there may be more. Some are more"elmentary" than others, in that some are the building blocks for the others. read more

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