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I know that all the quark names have a meaning and that the strange quark was named "strange quark" because it had strange properties.What are those strange properties the strange quark possess?
Right, thanks for the reminder.jtbell said:IIRC, the first-discovered strange particles (what we know now as the K and Λ) have much longer lifetimes than they "should" have had.
That does not make sense at all.Alex299792458 said:Thanks for clearing up for me because a website I used for a long time said that they where named strange quarks because they where smaller the higher generation quarks(up quark) but they where more massive which is true for all the other 3 quarks and if there where more quarks they would be even smaller than a top quark but more massive than all 6 quarks combined. So if that answer for why the strange quark are called strange then all the other quarks would also be called strange quarks and those third generation quarks would be even stranger due to their unfathomable size and there unfathomable mass for a particle. Particularly the top with a size of 1 x 10e-22 meters vs. an up quark with 1 x 10e-18 meters and 173 GeV with more than 100,000 times the mass of a up quark so it would be much stranger than a strange quark with only 50 times the mass of a up quark and a size of 4 x 10e-18.
A strange quark is a subatomic particle that is one of the six types of quarks, which are fundamental building blocks of matter. It is distinguished by its characteristics, including its electric charge, spin, and mass.
The term "strange" was given to this type of quark because it was initially found to have unusual properties that did not fit with the known laws of physics at the time. However, it is now understood that these properties are a result of the strange quark's high mass and relatively long lifetime.
Strange quarks differ from other types of quarks in their mass and lifetime. They are also the only type of quark that can decay into lighter quarks, making them important in the study of particle physics and the structure of matter.
The Standard Model of particle physics is a theory that describes the fundamental particles and forces that make up the universe. In this model, strange quarks play a crucial role in the formation of hadrons, such as protons and neutrons, which are the building blocks of atomic nuclei.
Scientists study strange quarks using high-energy particle accelerators, such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). By colliding particles at high speeds, they can observe the behavior of strange quarks and their interactions with other particles, providing valuable insights into the fundamental laws of nature.