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 (DIR) Post #B4MLEtPw5YOs3078vg by _thegeoff@mastodon.social
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       In case you missed it, new particle just dropped. The LHC has confirmed (and in ridiculous accuracy) the existence of a heavier version of the proton.A proton is made of 3 quarks, up/up/down. This new particle is made of charm/charm/down, where the charm quark is basically the same as the up, just heavier.So not groundbreaking like finding supersymmetric particles, but still cool. Further confirmation that the standard model of particle physics is reasonable.https://home.cern/news/news/physics/lhcb-collaboration-discovers-new-proton-particle
       
 (DIR) Post #B4MLEueVUreLsTwIHQ by _thegeoff@mastodon.social
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       For non physics types, the quark names "up, down, charm, strange, top and bottom" are completely arbitrary and mean nothing, they're just placeholder names. Which is annoying, cos top and bottom were originally truth and beauty, which I prefer.The also come in colours, and are far, far, far smaller than the wavelength of visible light. Again, an arbitrary name.Lesson to all you physics coders, dumb variable names can stick if you're unlucky. Don't predict the "YourMomHadron".
       
 (DIR) Post #B4Mc3BcOI5cmF4wZ7o by Forestofenchantment@furville.drinkanddrive.africa
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       @_thegeoff Usecase? :gnomejak: