The little bits we know
Particle physics is a field of physics that deals with the study of subatomic particles and their interactions. Some of the main subatomic particles and their corresponding fields include:
Quarks: Quarks are the smallest known building blocks of matter, and make up protons and neutrons which in turn make up the nucleus of atoms. They come in six types: up, down, charm, strange, top and bottom quarks.
Leptons: Leptons are subatomic particles that do not experience the strong nuclear force, unlike quarks. They come in six types: electron, electron-neutrino, muon, muon-neutrino, tau, and tau-neutrino.
Photons: Photons are subatomic particles that make up light and other electromagnetic waves. They are the carrier of the electromagnetic force.
Gluons: Gluons are subatomic particles that mediate the strong nuclear force between quarks. They are responsible for binding protons and neutrons together in the nucleus of atoms.
W and Z bosons: W and Z bosons are subatomic particles that mediate the weak nuclear force, which is responsible for certain types of radioactive decay.
Higgs boson: Higgs boson is a subatomic particle that is responsible for giving other particles mass. It was first proposed in the 1960s and was discovered in 2012 at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Neutrinos: Neutrinos are subatomic particles that have a very small mass and interact only via the weak nuclear force and gravity. They are produced in natural processes such as the decay of radioactive elements, nuclear fusion in the sun and other stars, and in certain types of radioactive decay.
Gravitons: Gravitons are hypothetical subatomic particles that are thought to mediate the force of gravity. They have not been directly observed yet, but their existence is predicted by the theory of quantum mechanics.
These are some examples of subatomic particles, but new discoveries and advancements are made regularly in the field of particle physics and new particles are being studied.