2007-01-08 09:05:53 · 6 answers · asked by guzzlegob 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
As has been mentioned before, many times, quarks, more specifcally up and down quarks. There is a theory that claims that quarks are made up of even more basic things called strings, and the way these strings vibrate, determines the properties of the quark, and, in fact IS the quark, or electron, or gluon, or photon, or boson, or even gluinos, photinos, and gravitons. It's a pretty cool theory.
2007-01-15 06:00:13 · answer #1 · answered by OobyDooby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A proton is made up of 2 up quarks and a down quark. Neutrons are made up of 2 down quarks and an up quark.
Side note: protons and neutrons don't contain gluons. Those are simply the charge carriers of the nuclear strong force, which is how the quarks know to stay tied together. Gluons provide none of their qualities to the total particle.
Quote from below:
"There are two types of quark and the different ammounts of each type in the particle establishes a proton or a neutron"
Not true. There are 6 types of quarks: Up, Down, Strange, Charm, Top, and Bottom.
2007-01-08 17:16:10 · answer #2 · answered by Patrick M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
These particles of matter are composed of 3 smaller components called quarks. There are two types of quark and the different ammounts of each type in the particle establishes a proton or a neutron
2007-01-08 17:51:43 · answer #3 · answered by Olly 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You're forgetting about the gluons in addition to the quarks
2007-01-08 17:15:44 · answer #4 · answered by Robert B 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Porridge, and dog spit. Honest. Nah, not honest, but didn't want to just say quarks again.
2007-01-08 17:16:48 · answer #5 · answered by Oracle Of Delphi 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they're made up of strings....SUPERSTRINGS!!
2007-01-08 17:43:04 · answer #6 · answered by the_red_authority 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋