Rick's Critique of the Cosmic Coincidences: Appendix B

This Appendix summarises briefly the basic physics of:-

• The structure of ordinary matter in terms of its constituents;
• A definition of energy;
• An explanation of the fundamental forces (electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces), and why they are best regarded as energy fields;
• The mutability of matter - transmutation of the elements and the interconversion of matter and energy;
• The sub-atomic particle zoo - which particles are fundamental?
• The standard model of particle physics.