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A prominent feature of modern physics is the large number of different types of fundamental particle which have been observed and identified. In addition to the familiar electrons, protons, neutrons and photons there is now a formidable list of other types of particles.* Much investigation remains to be carried out before the properties of even the more well known types of particle are satisfactorily classified; nevertheless, considerable success has already been achieved in developing a theoretical description.
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Leech, J.W. (1965). Fields. In: Classical Mechanics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9169-5_11
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