Examples of matter

The matter

In the area of physics, matter is everything that develops in a certain region of space-time , which in turn has a certain amount of energy and as a response is subject to interactions with measuring devices and changes over time.

It is considered to refer to the substance, material or product from which a thing is made. The idea that matter occupies space comes from ancient times, however, the explanation about why matter occupies space is recent and is argued as a result of the Pauli exclusion principle.

Basically it is believed that matter has three properties that together characterize it: it has mass, it occupies a place in space and it lasts in time.

As far as modern physics refers, matter is understood to be any entity, field or discontinuity translatable into a perceptible phenomenon that extends through space-time at a speed equal to or less than the speed of light and therefore at which energy can be associated.

In this way all forms of matter have a certain energy incorporated but only certain forms of matter have mass. It is also considered as a corporeal or physical element as opposed to something spiritual or abstract. Matter can be present in solid, gaseous and liquid states and depending on the structural or functional complexity that it presents, they are divided into levels of organization of matter.

The levels of organization of the subject are classified according to their characteristics:

Biological: they are divided into organism or cell and are considered biotic since they manifest life.
Physics: molecular level or atom level. Also considered abiotic since they do not present life.
Ecological: they are divided into population, ecosystem, biosphere and community, these are considered biotic in nature because they manifest life.

We can say then that the universe is made up of mass, matter and energy. In this sense, matter and mass have an interrelation despite each having its own differences since, matter refers to everything constituted through objective reality, on the other hand, mass refers to magnitude quantifiable amount of matter in a given body.