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The Subatomic Zoo
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND
Neutrons and protons are the familiar subatomic particles that compose the nucleus.
Conventional physics (The Standard Model) classifies these particles in a family
called the Baryons, which are subatomic particles, composed of a total of 3 quarks.
Recent experimental evidence suggests the existence of 5 quark particles called
Pentaquarks. 2 quark particles called Mesons are the commonly produced short-lived
byproducts of collision and particle decay.
Particles held together by the Strong Force are called Hadrons. All Hadrons are
3 quark particles. The neutron and proton are Hadrons, and their quarks are held
together as stable particles by the interaction between gluons and quarks. Quarks
have a + or - 1/3 or 2/3 charge, and combine together to form a net integer charge
Hadrons.
Mesons are composed of any two of the 6 types of quarks (up, down, strange, charm,
top, and bottom). The mesons include the pion, kaon, upsilon, and psi/J, etc. After
a very short half-life, the Mesons decay into particles such as electrons, gamma
rays, neutrinos, and other Mesons (which then decay shortly thereafter). The particular
composition of decay products depends on the particular type of quarks constituting
that meson.
Leptons are the third class of subatomic particles. This class includes the electron,
muon, tau, and neutrino. The electron does not decay into any smaller particles,
but the muon and Tau decay into an electron and quarks. The neutrino and electron
are common decay products of Hadrons (e.g. neutron decay releases a proton, electron,
and a neutrino). Collisions between Hadrons (e.g. neutron-neutron, proton-proton,
neutron-proton) will release a cascade of mesons (e.g. pions, kaons, etc…).
In the Theory of Absolutes, we are examining the hypothesis that negative DPs and
positive DPs coalesce in various concentrations and configurations to compose all
the subatomic zoo particles. Thus the Baryons (neutrons, protons…), Mesons (pions,
kaons…), Leptons (electrons, muons, tau…) and quarks (up, down…) are hypothesized
to be composed of various numbers and configurations of aegative DPs and positive
DPs.
Potential Problem with the concept of quarks being formed by Negative DPs and Positive
DPs: Quarks have charges of (+/-) 1/3 or 2/3. But the particles that form the quarks
are negative and positive DPs, which have only charges of +/- 1. But since the structure
of the quark is unknown, its 1/3 and 2/3 charges could be made of aggregations of
charge with a + to - ratio of 1:3 and 2:3. While this would not produce a particle
with a 1/3 and 2/3 charge, it would give a particle that has the allegorical appearance
of a 1/3 and 2/3 charge, with this fractional charge being represented by a ratio
rather than an actual particle with a 1/3 or 2/3 charge. An actual quark has never
been seen, and cannot exist in a space where its actual charge can be measured. Thus,
experimental evidence does not exist to confirm the actual charge contained by a
quark. Thus, the 1/3 and 2/3 ratio of the charges composing the quark can be considered
as a useful conceptual value, given that the total charge of the observable particle
has only whole integer charges, the 1/3 and 2/3 charge would be an appropriate concept
if the charge was considered a conserved quantity. Thus, the ratio explanation of
the partial charges of the quark is consistent with the quark theory presented in
the Standard Model.
