I don't know your level, but this can get a bit technical. There is an internal symmetry called "isotopic spin" (In group theory language, it isQueenFisher said:example: 2 protons collide and a down-antidown quark pair is created, giving a pi-plus meson, a neutron and a proton. with all those quarks knocking around, are there specific rules saying which particles are formed from them? like, what stops there being a pi-zero meson and 2 protons? or any other combinations thereof??
Quarks interact through the strong nuclear force, which is mediated by particles called gluons. This force is responsible for holding quarks together to form larger particles.
Yes, there are specific rules that govern how quarks are arranged in particles. Quarks combine in groups of two or three to form different types of particles, such as protons and neutrons.
The strong nuclear force is responsible for binding quarks together to form particles. Without this force, quarks would not be able to form larger particles and the universe as we know it would not exist.
There are some exceptions to the rules of quark interactions and particle formation. For example, there are particles called mesons that are made up of a quark and an antiquark, rather than the usual combination of two or three quarks.
Scientists can manipulate quark interactions and particle formation through particle accelerators, which allow them to study and create new particles. However, these interactions are still governed by the fundamental rules of the strong nuclear force.