| Elementary particles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ElementaryfermionsHalf-integerspinObey theFermi–Dirac statistics | ElementarybosonsInteger spinObey theBose–Einstein statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarks and antiquarksSpin =1/2Havecolor chargeParticipate instrong interactionsandelectroweak interactions | Leptons and antileptonsSpin =1/2No color chargeElectroweak interactions | Gauge bosonsSpin = 1, 2 [‡]Force carriers | Scalar bosonsSpin = 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three generations
| Four kinds
| One kind Higgs boson (H0 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes:
[†] An anti-electron (e+
) is conventionally called a "positron".
[‡] The known force carrier bosons all have spin = 1. The hypothetical graviton has spin = 2; it is unknown whether it is a gauge boson as well.