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Full Idea
Although standard particles are assumed to be structureless, many physicists believe that if distances could be probed down to 10^-35 m structures would be discovered.
Gist of Idea
Many physicists believe particles have further structure, if only we could see it
Source
Brian R. Martin (Particle Physics [2011], 01)
Book Ref
Martin, Brian R.: 'Particle Physics' [One World 2011], p.18
A Reaction
Such probing is said to be probably impossible. And does the division then come to a halt? Aristotle's meditations on this are not irrelevant.
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