Matter, Space, and Rishons

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".