http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39333376
Another exotic cousin of the proton. The first Omega baryon was observed in a
cloud chamber in 1964 but not these guys. The new guys should consist of
two strange and a charm quark. This should shed some light on the gluons and
strong force that they mediate. In case anyone requires a refresher of the
forces of nature, have appended it on the bottom of the post from my previous
post.
Protons consist of two up quarks and a down and have an anomalously large
magnetic moment. This is mediated by the spins of the quarks-- and the spins
of the component quarks do not add up. This resulted in the great proton
spin crisis-one of the great puzzles in physics. Good thing about the large
magnetic moment of the proton though as it enables a large NMR signal and thus
the beautiful high res images obtained by MRI scanners; the very same ones
insurance will not want to pay for. We have a beautiful 3 tesla scanner down
the hall and is essential to take proper care of the pituitary tumor patients
seen here.
Charmingly strange?, Mike
" In order of increasing strength:
5. The Gravitational Force
This is the force that holds us onto the Earth. It could be important in
our daily life, but on the scale of atomic world it is of negligible or no
importance at all. Gravitational force is cumulative and extended to infinity.
But on the scale of individual particles, the force is extremely small,
only in the order of 10**-38 times that of the strong force--10**-50 times
that of the OP force
4. The Weak Force This force is responsible for nuclear beta decay and
other similar decay processes involving fundamental particles. The range of
this force is smaller than 1 fm and is 10**-7 weaker than the strong force
3. The Electromagnetic Force This is the force which exists between all
particles which have an electric charge. For example, electrons (negative
charge) bind with nucleus of an atom, due to the presence of protons (positive
charge). The force is long range, in principle extending over infinite
distance. It is 100 times weaker than the strong force and twelve orders of
magnitude weaker yet again than the OP force--mediated by photons as described
by QED--quantum electrodynamics.
2. The Strong Force
This force is responsible for binding of nuclei. It is the dominant one in
reactions and decays of most of the fundamental particles. This force is so
strong that it binds and stabilize the protons of similar charges within a
nucleus. However, it is very short range. No such force will be felt beyond the
order of 1 fm (femtometer or 10**-15 m). Mediated by Gluons as described in
QCD-- Quantum chromodynamics.
1. OP Force Othello Patroclus Force -- Governs all particle activity
at 145. Mediated by force of will and remains unexplained by quantum theory.
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