Published November 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

The search for the ultimate constituents of matter

  • 1. Tata Inst. of Fundamental Research, Bombay (India)

Description

A brief account of various theories developed to explain the structure of matter and of attempts to discover basic constituents of matter and forces acting amongst them is given. Current thinking is based on leptons, hadrons, strong interactions, weak interactions, electromagnetic interactions, gravity, and quark model. These concepts are explained. Use of particle accelerators in this field is discussed. (M.G.B.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Sci. Today (Bombay)
Journal Volume
14
Journal Issue
10
Series
Sci. Today (Bombay).
Journal Page Range
29-35
ISSN
0036-858X

Optional Information

Notes
5 refs., 5 tables, 9 figures.