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2. I didn't know that folks choose favorites.

Mon Feb 23, 2015, 01:00 PM

Feb 2015

The proton (my favourite particle)

On a related note, I've always wondered if theoretical physicists go around calling each other Bosons, as in, "What a Boson!".

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What goes on inside a proton? [View all] n2doc Feb 2015 OP

you always post cool stuff .... thanks Romeo.lima333 Feb 2015 #1

Yes, all protons consist of 2 up quarks and 1 down quark.... DreamGypsy Feb 2015 #3

thanks, do you know what the strange and charmed quarks are for? Romeo.lima333 Feb 2015 #4

Sure. Strange and charm quarks are constituents of mesons... DreamGypsy Feb 2015 #6

I didn't know that folks choose favorites. stone space Feb 2015 #2

I love science! JDDavis Feb 2015 #5