Summary
Define matter and antimatter.
Outline the differences between hadrons and leptons.
State the differences between mesons and baryons.
In the early 1930s only a small number of subatomic particles were known to exist—the proton, neutron, electron, photon...
Summary
Define fundamental particle.
Describe quark and antiquark.
List the flavors of quark.
Outline the quark composition of hadrons.
Determine quantum numbers from quark composition.
Quarks have been mentioned at various points in this text as fundamental building blocks and...
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Summary
State the grand unified theory.
Explain the electroweak theory.
Define gluons.
Describe the principle of quantum chromodynamics.
Define the standard model.
Present quests to show that the four basic forces are different manifestations of a single unified force follow...
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Chapter 34 Frontiers of Physics
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