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UP QUARK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- up quark
1, record 1, English, up%20quark
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- u quark 2, record 1, English, u%20quark
correct
- u-quark 3, record 1, English, u%2Dquark
rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A quark with an electric charge of +2/3, baryon number of 1/3, and O strangeness and charm. Symbolized u. 4, record 1, English, - up%20quark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A proton consists of two up quarks (each of which has a fractional charge of +2/3) and a down quark (whose charge is -1/3). 5, record 1, English, - up%20quark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The lightest quarks are the "up" quark, the "down" quark, and the strange quark.... 6, record 1, English, - up%20quark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... each proton is made of two u quarks and one d quark.... 7, record 1, English, - up%20quark
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- quark u
1, record 1, French, quark%20u
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- quark up 2, record 1, French, quark%20up
masculine noun, rare
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il faut évidemment supposer que A=1/3 pour chacun des quarks u, d, s. D'autre part, les charges doivent aussi être fractionnaires. 3, record 1, French, - quark%20u
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- quark u
1, record 1, Spanish, quark%20u
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- quark arriba 1, record 1, Spanish, quark%20arriba
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El electrón es el leptón cargado más ligero y se asocia, por tanto, con los quarks más ligeros, el quark u (o quark arriba) y el quark d (o quark abajo). 1, record 1, Spanish, - quark%20u
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