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I would like some opinions on the idea of rishons (Harari and Seidberg) please. Am I correct that this idea groups all sub-atomic particles in bunches of three? If so, wouldn't this come into conflict with the idea of mesons?
Rishons are hypothetical particles that were proposed as the fundamental building blocks of protons and neutrons. They are thought to have mass and electric charge, and they are postulated to exist in a bound state within nucleons.
The concept of rishons was first proposed by physicist Harari and Shupe in 1979. They suggested that the substructure of protons and neutrons could be explained by two kinds of particles, called "up" and "down" rishons, which could combine to form the familiar nucleons.
No, there is currently no experimental evidence for the existence of rishons. The idea is purely theoretical and has not been confirmed by any experiments or observations.
If rishons were to exist, it would provide a more fundamental understanding of the structure of matter and the forces that hold it together. It could also potentially explain the origin of mass and the symmetry between matter and antimatter.
Yes, there are alternative theories that attempt to explain the substructure of protons and neutrons, such as the quark model and the string theory. These theories have been more widely accepted by the scientific community due to their consistency with experimental evidence.