Strange way of visualising particle interactions

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The discussion centers on the visualization of particle interactions, particularly quarks and gluons, using a specific website as a reference. Participants agree that while the visual representation is effective, the symbols used do not convey absolute truths about particle behavior. Key concepts include the three colors and three anti-colors of quarks, and the principle of color neutrality that governs quark interactions, which explains the existence of eight gluons rather than nine.

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http://home.hetnet.nl/~inthepicture/quarks/"

I personally find this a brilliant way to visualise particles, but don't think there's any "truth" in the symbols, any more than there's "truth" that antiparticles in Feynman diagrams are really particles that time travel.
 
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FeynmanMH42 said:
http://home.hetnet.nl/~inthepicture/quarks/"
I personally find this a brilliant way to visualise particles, but don't think there's any "truth" in the symbols, any more than there's "truth" that antiparticles in Feynman diagrams are really particles that time travel.

This website is known to us and it is a GOOD website.

Symbols do not mean much in this case since you must only remember this : quarks have three colours and three anti colours, and quark interactions are determined by following law : colour neutrality.

Realizing this, one understands why there are only 8 gluons and not 9. A gluon is represented by a colour/anti-colour-combination

marlon
 
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