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Strange quark

The strange quark or s quark (from its symbol, s) is the third lightest of all quarks, a type of elementary particle. Strange quarks are found in subatomic particles called hadrons.

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Antiparticle
Strange antiquark (s)
Color charge
Yes
Composition
Elementary particle
Decays into
Up quark
Discovered
1947 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, 1968 SLAC
Family
Quark

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Strange quark

Nodes54
Edges53
Triples40
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037037
Components1

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related to history · 19
Strange quark → Deep, Despite, Gell-Mann, George Zweig, However, In, Kazuhiko Nishijima, Murray Gell-Mann, Nishijima, Some, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, SU, The, The Gell-Mann, This, Up, When, While, Yuval Ne'eman
is a · 2
Strange quark → elementary fermion with spin 1, strange antiquark
Antiparticle · 1
Strange quark → Strange antiquark (s)
Color charge · 1
Strange quark → Yes
Composition · 1
Strange quark → Elementary particle
Decays into · 1
Strange quark → Up quark
Discovered · 1
Strange quark → 1947 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, 1968 SLAC
Electric charge · 1
Strange quark → −.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .d…
Family · 1
Strange quark → Quark
Generation · 1
Strange quark → Second

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Strange quarkAntiparticleStrange antiquark (s)1.00infobox
Strange quarkColor chargeYes1.00infobox
Strange quarkCompositionElementary particle1.00infobox
Strange quarkDecays intoUp quark1.00infobox
Strange quarkDiscovered1947 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, 1968 SLAC1.00infobox
Strange quarkElectric charge−.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .d…1.00infobox
Strange quarkFamilyQuark1.00infobox
Strange quarkGenerationSecond1.00infobox
Strange quarkInteractionsstrong, weak, electromagnetic force, gravity1.00infobox
Strange quarkMass95+9 −3 MeV/c21.00infobox
Strange quarkSpin1⁄2 ħ1.00infobox
Strange quarkStatisticsFermionic1.00infobox
Strange quarkSymbols1.00infobox
Strange quarkTheorizedMurray Gell-Mann (1964) George Zweig (1964)1.00infobox
Strange quarkWeak hyperchargeLH: 1⁄3, RH: −2⁄31.00infobox
Strange quarkWeak isospinLH: −1⁄2, RH: 01.00infobox
Strange quarkis aelementary fermion with spin 10.90text
Strange quarkis astrange antiquark0.90text

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