Is Quark Matter Truly Non-Strange?

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The paper titled "Quark Matter May Not Be Strange" by Bob Holdom, Jing Ren, and Chen Zhang, published in Physical Review Letters, presents a hypothesis regarding the properties of quark matter and its potential non-strange characteristics. The authors suggest that there are elements further along the Periodic Table that have not yet been synthesized, which may exhibit unique properties. The discussion invites further evaluation and commentary on the implications of this research, emphasizing the need for peer insights on its validity.

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This paper:

Bob Holdom, Jing Ren, and Chen Zhang. "Quark Matter May Not Be Strange." Physical Review Letters. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.222001

Proposes properties of elements further along the Periodic Table of elements - than the elements we have created so far.

I cannot evaluate the merit of the work. I arbitrarily assigned an 'I'.

Would someone else please comment? Thank you.
 

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