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jerich1000
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I realize that because of the Pauli exclusion principle, two identical quarks (such as two up quarks in a proton) cannot occupy the same space, hence the variations in color provided by qluon interaction.
I have two questions:
Can "color" be thought of as a state, such a light switch can be on or off? And thus, there is no physical difference between a red, green, or blue quark (I realize those terms are allegorical), because the "red" one and instant later will be the "green" one, etc.
The next question is this: Must there only be three colors of quarks (and three anti-colors)? Does the Standard Model PROHIBIT more than three colors? Or is it that only three colors are necessary and that there is only evidence of thre colors so far?
Thanks
I have two questions:
Can "color" be thought of as a state, such a light switch can be on or off? And thus, there is no physical difference between a red, green, or blue quark (I realize those terms are allegorical), because the "red" one and instant later will be the "green" one, etc.
The next question is this: Must there only be three colors of quarks (and three anti-colors)? Does the Standard Model PROHIBIT more than three colors? Or is it that only three colors are necessary and that there is only evidence of thre colors so far?
Thanks