Editing Talk:Particle (section)

== Merge proposal for [[Massless particle]] ==

To quote Headbomb, I think {{tq|1=[[Talk:Particle#c-Headbomb-20260309000800-FaviFake-20260308221200|Massless particle should be merged here]]}}. It was already proposed for merging in {{Section link|nopage=y|Talk:Particle#Proposed merge of Massive particle into Particle}} but wasn't properly discussed. To me it seems a small subtopic of particle that relies heavily the context in this page. [[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 20:50, 9 March 2026 (UTC)
:'''Merge''' selectively and link to the more specialist topics on their own pages. I think the updated article is looking good thanks in no small part to Johnjbarton, merging massless particle to a sub section under particle physics/mass makes sense to me as a way to provide a good introduction and links to more in-depth articles. Support for editorial reasons (kind of PAGEDECIDE) [[User:ScrubbedFalcon|ScrubbedFalcon]] ([[User talk:ScrubbedFalcon|talk]]) 21:11, 9 March 2026 (UTC)
:'''Oppose''' I think that [[massless particle]] will unbalance this article. To succeed as a broad topic, the various summaries need to similar in size and scope. [[Particle#Mass]] should be a short summary. As far as I know, massive/massless particles only come up in the context of relativity. Yes, mass or no mass is discussed for all kinds of particle physics models but the specific distinction arose in relativity AFAIK.  Other candidates: [[Mass in special relativity]], [[Invariant mass]], [[Mass]], [[Particle physics]]. I lean towards "particle physics" because it has other classification discussion. [[User:Johnjbarton|Johnjbarton]] ([[User talk:Johnjbarton|talk]]) 22:12, 9 March 2026 (UTC)
::Thanks. Would you support a merger to [[Particle physics]]? I've added the tag to it. [[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 11:33, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
:'''Oppose''' this is a general overview of the basic properties of particles broadly speaking. Stuff about Weyl fermions and quasiparticles do not belong here. &#32;<span style="font-variant:small-caps; whitespace:nowrap;">[[User:Headbomb|Headbomb]] {[[User talk:Headbomb|t]] · [[Special:Contributions/Headbomb|c]] · [[WP:PHYS|p]] · [[WP:WBOOKS|b]]}</span> 22:52, 9 March 2026 (UTC)
:'''Oppose''' See my reasons outlined in the massive particle discussion. [[User:OpenScience709|OpenScience709]] ([[User talk:OpenScience709|talk]]) 13:51, 12 March 2026 (UTC)