The Large Hadron Collider is a wonderful and exciting machine. But first things first — what’s a hadron??!! A hadron is any particle that is made from quarks, anti-quarks and gluons. …| Of Particular Significance
A post for general readers who’ve heard of quarks; if you haven’t, you might find this article useful: Yesterday I showed you that the usual argument that determines the electric charge…| Of Particular Significance
A post for general readers who’ve heard of quarks; if you haven’t, try reading here: The universe has six types of quarks, some of which are found in protons and neutrons, and thus thro…| Of Particular Significance
For readers who want to dig deeper; this is the second post of two, so you should read the previous one if you haven’t already. (Readers who would rather avoid the math may prefer this post.)…| Of Particular Significance
For non-expert readers who want to dig a bit deeper. This is the first post of two, the second of which is here. In my last post I described, for the general reader and without using anything more …| Of Particular Significance
Over the past 130 years, physicists have discovered that pretty much everything material, including rocks and rain, sun and sunshine, ocean waves and radio waves, can be described in terms of parti…| Of Particular Significance
A post for general readers: Within the Standard Model, the quarks (and anti-quarks) are my favorite particles, because they are so interesting and so diverse. Physicists often say, in their whimsic…| Of Particular Significance
