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Can a Particle Be Neither Matter Nor Force?

All particles belong to two large groups: fermions like protons and electrons make everything we consider "matter", while bosons like photons and gluons transmit the fundamental forces. And that about covers the universe: matter moving through space and time under the action of forces. But what if we could create particles in between these two possibilities. Physics says these neither matter nor f

Can a Particle Be Neither Matter Nor Force?

20m 7s

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