Maximon (particle)

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Maximon is a hypothetical elementary particle of the maximum mass in the mass spectrum of elementary particles. [1] Conversely, the lightest particle possible is called minimon. [2] [3]

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Its mass is predicted to be 5 × 1028 eV. Maximons can be electrically charged or neutral, and they can have internal temperature of maximum or absolute zero, spin. They also can look like black holes. Existence of maximons was postulated by Soviet academician M. A. Markov in 1966. [4] [5]

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