Equilism

Equilism was an artificial force that was carried by equilon particles. This force was created to stabilize fundamental particles such as quarks, leptons (and occasionally even other force carriers) that would otherwise rapidly decay via quantum decay or mutationism. Due to their interaction with the momenton field, most particles of matter with masses that were higher or lower than First Generation would spontaneously decay, either via random quantum decay or through mutationism.

Equilism could be introduced to such unstable particles through various types of exotic vector particles, and once introduced could prevent the unstable particles from decaying indefinitely, without changing any of the particles' other properties. Equilism could allow for the stable existence of third generation matter (top quarks, bottom quarks and tau leptons) and even fourth and fifth generation matter (which was even more massive and unstable). Equilism could also allow for abnormally light particles such as those found in prime generations, which could be orders of magnitude lighter than first generation matter.

Equilism was distinct from ligism, another artificial force used to stabilize compound particles like hadrons and atomic nuclei. Ligism was far easier and less energy demanding to create and use.