Antiquark
Antiquark
Antiquark (/æn.ti.kwɑːrk/), in Particle physics, is the Antiparticle of a Quark.
Etymology
The term "Antiquark" is derived from the prefix "anti-" meaning "opposite" and "quark", a term coined by physicist Murray Gell-Mann in 1964. The word "quark" was borrowed from a line in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake ("Three quarks for Muster Mark").
Definition
An Antiquark is a type of Subatomic particle that is the antiparticle of a quark. In other words, it is a quark with opposite charge. Antiquarks are denoted by a bar over the symbol for their corresponding quark, such as ū for an up antiquark.
Related Terms
- Quark: A type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter.
- Antiparticle: The counterpart of a particle with opposite properties.
- Hadron: A composite particle made of quarks held together by the strong force.
- Baryon: A type of hadron that is made up of three quarks or three antiquarks.
- Meson: A type of hadron that is made up of a quark and an antiquark.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Antiquark
- Wikipedia's article - Antiquark
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