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this isn't really a problem, just a question.
with baryons, what exactly is the difference between the different quark combonations?
for example, a proton had two up quarks and a down but so does the delta, or one of them, i guess. shouldn't that mean that they are the same particle?
how are they different?
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the only thing i could thing of was the different order that the quarks are it, or a difference in spin. it wouldn't be a difference in charge, though, because the fractional charges in the quarks are what determines the charge of the whole particle, right?
with baryons, what exactly is the difference between the different quark combonations?
for example, a proton had two up quarks and a down but so does the delta, or one of them, i guess. shouldn't that mean that they are the same particle?
how are they different?
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The Attempt at a Solution
the only thing i could thing of was the different order that the quarks are it, or a difference in spin. it wouldn't be a difference in charge, though, because the fractional charges in the quarks are what determines the charge of the whole particle, right?
