The term massive particle refers to particles which have non-zero rest mass. They are divided in two major groups, bradyons and tachyons. The existence of massive superluminal particles is a controversial issue.
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“their massive blood
moves as the moon-tides, near, more near,
till they touch in flood.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)