Matter, Space, and Rishons

TL;DR

This paper explores the deep connection between matter and space through the Harari-Shupe rishon model, proposing a new symmetry and reinterpretation of compositeness that challenges traditional notions of preons.

Contribution

It introduces a generalized reciprocity concept linking matter and space and redefines rishons as one-dimensional entities, differing from standard preon models.

Findings

Symmetric treatment of matter and space in particle physics.

A phase-space analogy to the Harari-Shupe model.

Redefinition of rishons as one-dimensional, non-preon entities.

Abstract

I rephrase my earlier arguments that vital information on the emergence of space is buried in particle physics, and - in particular - in the Harari-Shupe (HS) rishon model of leptons and quarks. First, it is argued that matter and space should be treated more symmetrically than they are in the Standard Model. Then, a generalization of Born's matter-and-space-relating concept of reciprocity is introduced. A simple analogy between the resulting phase-space picture and the original HS model is pointed out. It is stressed that in the advocated view of the rishon model the concept of "compositeness" is completely different from its standard understanding, implying one-dimensionality of rishons, and thus the non-existence of "preons".