Biography:George Zweig
| George Zweig | |
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| Zweig | |
| Born | 30 May 1937
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| Known for | Quark model; aces |
George Zweig (born 1937) is an American physicist who independently proposed a constituent model of hadrons in 1964. His particles were called aces, while Murray Gell-Mann introduced the name quark.
Quark model
Zweig's model described hadrons as composites of more basic constituents. This helped organize the growing number of observed particles and contributed to the path toward quantum chromodynamics.
Although the name quark became standard, Zweig's independent work remains part of the historical foundation of the quark model.
Quantum Collection links
- Physics:Quantum quark
- Physics:Quantum chromodynamics
- Physics:Quantum Standard Model
- Physics:Quantum baryon
References
- "George Zweig". https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/4862.
- "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1969 - Scientific Background". Nobel Prize Outreach. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1969/summary/.
Author: Harold Foppele