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| | Physicist: This was an interesting back-and-forth, so the original questions are italicized. What was the energy at the start of the universe and how did it create matter? If the question is "how m...
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| | Why is a neutrino lighter than an electron? Why is the strong nuclear force so much stronger than the weak nuclear force, and why are both so much stronger than gravity? For that matter, why do any particles have the masses they do, or forces have the strengths they do? To some people, these sorts...
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| | On this blog, I write about particle physics for the general public. I try to make things as simple as possible, but I do have to assume some things. In particular, I usually assume you know what particles are! This time, I won't do that. I know some people out there don't know what a...
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| There's been a lot of chatter lately about a claim that charm quarks are found in protons. The evidence is by no means entirely convincing yet, but it might be sort of true. But it sounds confusing. A charm quark has a larger mass than a proton does! Hmm. Well, here's a related question: what...