substanele

Substanele is a term used in speculative physics and science fiction to denote hypothetical fundamental units that lie between conventional subatomic particles and macroscopic matter. The concept is not part of established physical theory; it functions as a formal construct in certain models to describe discrete building blocks that mediate interactions or encode information within a system.

In these frameworks, substanele are envisaged as small, finite carriers of state with properties that may vary by context, such as energy, orientation, or coupling to fields. They are often introduced to account for emergent behavior in complex materials, correlations that defy simple particle pictures, or to provide a mesh through which information propagates in a substrate-like medium. Mathematical treatments commonly resemble lattice models, with substanele occupying sites and exchanging energy or state through specified rules. Predictions are highly model-dependent and usually aim at explaining phenomena that resist conventional explanations, without asserting that substanele are directly observable as distinct particles.

In fiction, substanele may constitute the fabric of reality or the core of advanced technologies, appearing in narratives as the lever by which devices manipulate matter or energy.

In the scientific literature, substanele are not recognized as real constituents of matter; the term is largely used as a hypothetical or metaphorical construct.

See also: Subatomic particle, Atom, Molecule, Emergence, Information theory.