Hadron

Quick meaning: Hadron is a noun meaning (particle physics) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.

Meaning

(particle physics) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.

Example Sentences

And hence colour, which was initially an ad hoc concept, later turned out to be an empirically confirmed reality of hadrons.

One can use the lattice simulations, which do represent the rigorous consequences of non-perturbative QCD, as guidance for models of hadron structure.

The weak decays of b hadrons are dominated by the spectator model process whereby the b quark decays to a c quark (or occasionally a u quark) with the emission of an external W, while the non-b antiquark or diquark acts simply as a passive spectator to the decay.

Word Forms

• hadrons

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lepton, meson, baryon, prehadron, dihadron, hadronization.

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