baryon
IPA: bɑrjˈɔn
noun
- (physics) A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.
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Examples of "baryon" in Sentences
- Baryon asymmetry of the universe.
- Instantons change the baryon number.
- All quarks are assigned a baryon number of.
- Mesons are hadrons with zero baryon number.
- For the sigma baryon it has a baryon number of 1.
- The first charmed baryon to be discovered was the.
- Also, on the issue of rules for a baryon to exist.
- This asymmetry is called the baryon asymmetry of the universe.
- How about the existence of dark matter and the baryon asymmetry
- The familiar proton and the neutron are examples of the two lightest baryons.
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