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The question is in the title: What are quarks made of? Strings? Thanks.
calvinjhfeng said:I probably be missing some other important information of the theory.
Well said.DennisN said:My quick answer to the question "What are quarks made of?" is "nothing we know of"
DaleSpam said:Well said.
A quark is a fundamental particle that combines with other quarks to form subatomic particles such as protons and neutrons. Quarks are believed to be the building blocks of matter and cannot be broken down into smaller particles.
No, quarks are considered to be elementary particles, meaning they are not composed of smaller particles. However, they do have substructure and are made up of smaller components called "subquarks" or "preons", which are not yet fully understood.
There are six known types of quarks: up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom. These types, also known as "flavors", have different properties such as mass and charge.
Yes, quarks do have mass. However, the mass of quarks is much smaller than the mass of larger particles they combine to form, such as protons and neutrons. Quarks also have a property called "color charge", which is responsible for the strong force that holds them together.
No, quarks cannot be studied or observed directly because they are confined within larger particles. Scientists study quarks by observing the behavior and interactions of the larger particles they make up, using high-energy particle accelerators and other advanced technology.