aineosakesed
Aineosakesed is an Estonian term used to describe the basic units that constitute matter. In everyday science, these units are often atoms, while at smaller scales they include subatomic particles that make up atoms. The concept covers both the traditional idea of atoms as indivisible building blocks and the more detailed picture provided by modern physics, where matter consists of elementary particles such as quarks and leptons.
In the traditional atomic view, an atom comprises a nucleus containing protons and neutrons (collectively called
Expanded to subatomic levels, nucleons are composed of quarks bound by gluons, and electrons are elementary
Methods to study aineosakesed include spectroscopy, scattering experiments, and high-resolution imaging. Units such as the atomic