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flavorhas definition The term used to describe different quark types. There are six quark flavors: up, down, strange, charm, bottom and top.has source: Coughlan, G.D., Dodd, J.E. 1999 The Ideas of Particle Physics, Cambridge University Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:29.0
has definition Designation of quark types - up down, strange, charmed, top, and bottom. Flavor determines how the weak nuclear force influences quarks.has source: Ferris, T. 1988 Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Morrow, 2001-09-27 09:33:29.0
has definition The known quarks exist in six different types, or flavors: up, down, charmed, strange, top, and bottom. The up and down quarks belong to the first generation, the charmed and strange quarks belong to the second, and the top and bottom quarks belong to the third. The up, charmed, and top quarks each have an electrical charge 2/3 that of a proton, while the down, strange, and bottom quarks have a charge -1/3 that of a proton. See Table 7.1 on page 120.has source: Guth, A.H. 1997 The Inflationary Universe, Addison-Wesley, 2001-09-27 09:33:29.0
has definition In particle physics, another word for "type". For example, there are 6 flavors of quarks, meaning that there are 6 different types of quarks.has source: Lightman, A., Brawer, R. 1990 The Lives and Worlds of Modern Cosmologists, Harvard University Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:29.0
is an instance of quantum quantity2001-09-27 09:33:29.0
quantityhas unit2001-09-27 09:33:12.0
numberhas value2001-09-27 09:32:57.0