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 go a bit deeper into details (though I suggest you read last week’s posts for general readers first [post 1, post 2]): Last week, using just addition and subtraction o…| 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
