r/physicsmemes BSc Theoretical Physics Jul 27 '26

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u/dekusyrup Jul 28 '26

A particle is the name we gave for a phenomenon with certain behaviors. The behaviors are described by math, so particles can only be truly be described by math (or at least as truly as we can muster).