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Why are atoms particles?
The Oxford English Dictionary definition of particle is as follows:
"A component of the physical world smaller than the atom."
I read an article in NewScientist and it said
"...all particles from ...
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Higgs boson and quasiparticles
Do we know exactly the difference between particles and quasiparticles? Is Higgs boson a particle or a quasiparticle? I ask this because if I understood well, Higgs boson created by a spontaneaous ...
