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    In particle physics, a meson (/ˈmiːzɒn, ˈmɛzɒn/) is a type of hadronic subatomic particle composed of an equal number of quarks and antiquarks, usually...
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    Pion (redirect from Pi meson)
    In particle physics, a pion (/ˈpaɪ.ɒn/, PIE-on) or pi meson, denoted with the Greek letter pi ( π ), is any of three subatomic particles: π0 , π+ , and...
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  • Muon (redirect from Mu meson)
    the two different types of mesons after the second meson was discovered, the initial mesotron particle was renamed the mu meson (the Greek letter μ [mu]...
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    physics, exotic mesons are mesons that have quantum numbers not possible in the quark model; some proposals for non-standard quark model mesons could be: glueballs...
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    Vector mesons play a huge role in the study of the strong hadronic force. ρ meson ω meson φ meson K*(892) meson D* meson J/ψ meson ϒ meson θ meson List...
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    Meson (/ˈmɛ.sɒn/) is a software tool for automating the building (compiling) of software. Meson adopts a convention over configuration approach, promoting...
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    physics, a pseudoscalar meson is a meson with total spin 0 and odd parity (usually notated as JP = 0− ). Pseudoscalar mesons are commonly seen in proton-proton...
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    Kaon (redirect from K meson)
    In particle physics, a kaon, also called a K meson and denoted K , is any of a group of four mesons distinguished by a quantum number called strangeness...
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    vector mesons. See list of particles for a more detailed list of particles found in particle physics. This article contains a list of mesons, unstable...
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  • pions and omega mesons, the rho meson carries the nuclear force within the atomic nucleus. After the pions and kaons, the rho mesons are the lightest...
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    (J/psi) meson /ˈdʒeɪ ˈsaɪ ˈmiːzɒn/ is a subatomic particle, a flavor-neutral meson consisting of a charm quark and a charm antiquark. Mesons formed by...
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  • mesons are the lightest particle containing charm quarks. They are often studied to gain knowledge on the weak interaction. The strange D mesons (Ds)...
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  • In particle physics, B mesons are mesons composed of a bottom antiquark and either an up ( B+ ), down ( B0 ), strange ( B0 s) or charm quark ( B+ c)....
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  • energy physics, a scalar meson is a meson with total spin 0 and even parity (usually noted as JP=0+). In contrast, pseudoscalar mesons have odd parity. The...
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    Hadron (section Mesons)
    of a meson. "Exotic" hadrons, containing more than three valence quarks, have been discovered in recent years. A tetraquark state (an exotic meson), named...
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    those that are, are dubbed "hadrons", which are now further classified as mesons (middle mass) and baryons (heavy weight). But the discovery of the neutral...
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    found in composite subatomic particles called hadrons such as the J/psi meson and the charmed baryons created in particle accelerator collisions. Several...
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  • T mesons are hypothetical mesons composed of a top quark and one additional subatomic particle. The second subatomic particle can be either an up antiquark...
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    particle physics, the phi meson or ϕ meson is a vector meson formed of a strange quark and a strange antiquark. It was the ϕ meson's unusual propensity to...
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  • pseudovector meson or axial vector meson is a meson with total spin 1 and even parity (+) (usually noted as J P = 1+ ). Compare to a vector meson, which has...
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  • The meson bomb was a proposed nuclear weapon that would derive its destructive force from meson interactions with fissionable material like uranium. The...
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    The Upsilon meson ( ϒ ) is a quarkonium state (i.e. flavourless meson) formed from a bottom quark and its antiparticle. It was discovered by the E288...
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    The theta meson ( θ ) is a hypothetical form of quarkonium (i.e. a flavourless meson) formed by a top quark ( t ) and top antiquark ( t ). As a P-odd and...
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  • Mesón Group (Spanish: Grupo Mesón) is a Cambrian to Early Ordovician sedimentary formation located in the Argentine Northwest and nearby parts of Bolivia...
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  • D meson. Term for scalar mesons with JPC 0++ consisting of light quarks. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title F meson. If...
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  • In high-energy astrophysics, a photo-meson is a meson (most often a pion) produced in the interaction of a photon with a nucleon within an astrophysical...
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    El Mesón Sándwiches (marketed in Central Florida as Meson Sandwiches) is a Puerto Rican fast-casual restaurant chain that primarily sells sandwiches, salads...
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    together. In the Yukawa interaction a virtual particle, later called a meson, mediated a force between all nucleons, including protons and neutrons....
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    Quark model (section Mesons)
    Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula individually, so any additive assembly of them will as well. Mesons are made of a valence quark–antiquark pair (thus have a baryon number of...
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    within hadrons, which include baryons (such as protons and neutrons) and mesons, or in quark–gluon plasmas. For this reason, much of what is known about...
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