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Theoretically, any object's mass could approach infinity, but mass cannot be below 0 (as far as {{w|Negative mass|we know}}). The mass units shown (kilograms) are, however, far too large for particles. Some particles, such as photons, have zero rest mass and are therefore massless. | Theoretically, any object's mass could approach infinity, but mass cannot be below 0 (as far as {{w|Negative mass|we know}}). The mass units shown (kilograms) are, however, far too large for particles. Some particles, such as photons, have zero rest mass and are therefore massless. | ||
− | All particles with rest mass obtain it through confinement, either by the {{w|Higgs field}} (the quarks | + | All particles with rest mass obtain it through confinement, either by the {{w|Higgs field}} (the quarks, leptons and W, Z, and Higgs bosons) or the strong nuclear force (hadrons). |
Particles with no rest mass (photons and gluons) can only move at lightspeed. | Particles with no rest mass (photons and gluons) can only move at lightspeed. | ||
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