Group: sci.physics.particle
From: Zanthius
Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:14 PM
Subject: Elementary particles

Why do particle physicists think that elementary particles are 0-
dimensional points, or 1-dimensional strings?

I don't understand how any object can occupy less than 3 dimensions,
in 3 dimensional space.

Are you certain that the elementary particles are not cubical or
spherical?