The smallest thing in the world, as understood by modern science, is generally considered to be elementary particles - the fundamental building blocks of matter that are not made up of anything smaller.
Smallest Things in the Universe
1. Elementary Particles
- These include particles like quarks , electrons , and neutrinos.
- Quarks combine to form protons and neutrons.
- Electrons orbit the nucleus of atoms.
- These particles are considered point-like with no known size-they are treated as having zero dimensions in the Standard Model of particle physics.
2. Planck Length
- The Planck length (~1.6 × 10⁻³⁵ meters) is theorized to be the smallest meaningful length scale in the universe.
- Below this scale, the concepts of space and length may lose their usual meaning due to quantum gravity effects.
- It is not a physical object but a fundamental limit in physics.
Summary
- The smallest physical entities are elementary particles like quarks and electrons.
- The smallest meaningful scale in physics is the Planck length, beyond which space-time itself might be fundamentally different.
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