Thursday, July 21, 2011

Cool Particles

I have no idea what these particles are, but I like them a lot.

Protons contain two "up" quarks and one "down," while neutrons have two "down" quarks and an "up." The newly discovered particle contains a "strange" quark, an "up" quark and a "bottom" quark. The bottom quark is called a "heavy bottom" quark, making the neutral Xi-sub-b about six times heavier than a proton or neutron.

I think my cat ate a "strange quark" yesterday, and threw it up on the rug.

1 comment:

  1. bruce9:29 AM

    Stuff like this is always more intersting to read than boring politicians yammering about whatever. Fund this stuff, not wars. Or political campaigns.

    ps. and fund the cat, too

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