r/ParticlePhysics
40k members
r/ParticlePhysics is a subreddit with 40k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses particle physics, physics, quantum, quantum physics, and theory, and they frequently recommend/review theory books.
All about particle physics.
Popular Themes in r/ParticlePhysics
#1
Advice Requests
: "I need help - please check this poster for errors"
18 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "With which program i can turn feynmann diagrams into bubble chamber traces?"
12 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Why do some particles have antiparticles but not others?"
2 posts
#4
News
: "DUNE scientists observe first neutrinos with prototype detector at Fermilab"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/ParticlePhysics
#1
Particle Physics
: "What are the least known open problems in the Particle Physics/high energy physics?"
64 posts
#2
Physics
: "Don't know much about Physics, but I finished the final touches on the diffusion cloud chamber I built for an expo I'm exhibiting at soon. Here's background radiation in my living room."
62 posts
#3
Quantum
: "How is Quantum entanglement different from classical correlation?"
22 posts
#4
Quantum Physics
: "RIP CN Yang"
22 posts
#5
Theory
: "If protons and neutrons are made of up and down quarks, could they also be made up of 2nd and 3rd generation quarks (charm, strange, top, bottom)?"
19 posts
#6
Particles
: "Why do some Particles have antiParticles but not others?"
15 posts
#7
Neutrino
: "How big is a Neutrino? We're finally starting to get an answer (>6.2 pm)"
12 posts
#8
Neutrinos
: "Neutrinos, Majorana fermions, and gauge charges"
10 posts
#9
Higgs
: "US physicists prioritize closer study of the Higgs"
9 posts
#10
Antimatter
: "Why do some particles have antiparticles but not others?"
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/ParticlePhysics
Theory Books
7 reviews
#1
Georgi
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Dummit and Foote
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Anthony Zee
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/ParticlePhysics
#1
User Beware
: "Top quarks observed at LHC…but weren’t they already seen at Tevatron?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/ParticlePhysics
Yearly
+4k members(9.7%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026