Why can’t force-carrying particle (spin 0, 1, 2) be detected

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In summary, spin 0, 1, and 2 particles are difficult to detect as force-carrying particles due to their lack of spin, charge, and mass, respectively. This makes it challenging for current technologies to detect them, but ongoing efforts and proposed theories may potentially lead to their detection in the future.

Apr 30, 2016

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Why can’t force-carrying particles (spin 0, 1, 2) be detected by particle detector? Some have masses!

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They can. That's how a camera works.

Apr 30, 2016

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Vanadium 50 said:

They can. That's how a camera works.

Oh okay, thanks.

Related to Why can’t force-carrying particle (spin 0, 1, 2) be detected

1. Why can't spin 0 particles be detected as force-carrying particles?

Spin 0 particles, also known as scalar particles, do not carry any spin and therefore do not interact with electromagnetic fields. This makes it difficult to detect them as force-carrying particles since they do not produce any measurable effects on other particles.

2. Why can't spin 1 particles be detected as force-carrying particles?

Spin 1 particles, also known as vector particles, do have spin and interact with electromagnetic fields. However, they do not have a charge and therefore do not interact with charged particles. This makes it difficult to detect them as force-carrying particles since they only interact with other particles through the weak nuclear force.

3. Why can't spin 2 particles be detected as force-carrying particles?

Spin 2 particles, also known as tensor particles, do have spin and interact with electromagnetic fields. However, they have a mass and therefore do not travel at the speed of light. This makes it difficult to detect them as force-carrying particles since they only interact with other particles through the strong nuclear force at very short distances.

4. Why can't force-carrying particles be detected using current technologies?

Force-carrying particles are often very small and interact with other particles through weak or short-range forces. This makes it difficult to detect them using current technologies, which may not have the necessary sensitivity or resolution to detect such small and weak interactions.

5. Are there any theories or experiments that could potentially detect force-carrying particles in the future?

There are ongoing efforts to develop new theories and experiments that could potentially detect force-carrying particles. Some proposed theories, such as supersymmetry, predict the existence of new force-carrying particles that could be detected using high-energy particle accelerators. Other experiments, such as dark matter detection experiments, could indirectly detect force-carrying particles through their interactions with other particles in the universe.