these are my notes on Unit 10 - Probing the heart of matter (PRO) AKA nuclear and particle physics
well written and laid out
i am predicted an A* in a level physics
compatible with edexcel a level or AS level physics students
↓ muons are 200 x bigger than electrons
,
P : und -- : nd both le
have
charges of
n : upd
Neutrinos have zero charge
↑ negligible mass
ANTI-HADRONS
↓ Y
YOU CAN'T HAVE A
A-BARYONS ANTI-MESON
COMBINATION Of QUARKS
#
PHOTONS are GROUPS of particles
zero mass
& The EXCHANGE PARTICLE
·
for the EM force
·
medidate one of the fundamental forces (EM)
il : electrostatic repulsion
=
exchanging photons
Then
, all matter particles have antimatter counterparts
↓ IDENTICAL except they are the OPPOSITE CHARGE
THE SYMMETRY OF THE STANDARD MODEL
The first 4 guarks
discovered were Up
7
: ·
·
down The symmetry of U +
ze( + 2 + +
e
.
Strange
· these
properties predicted
the 3rd ot
generation
·
charm
Particles (too bottom)
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the opposite charge
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