Physics:Quantum meson
A quantum meson is a hadron whose simplest valence description is a quark and an antiquark. Mesons are bosons, can be unstable resonances, and are central to the study of strong interactions, flavor physics, and nuclear forces.[1][2][3]
Structure
Composite hadrons are described by quantum chromodynamics. Their observable properties arise from valence constituents, gluon fields, sea quark-antiquark pairs, orbital motion, and confinement.[4]
Experimental role
Hadrons are reconstructed through masses, lifetimes, decay channels, scattering patterns, and production rates. Their spectra and decays provide detailed tests of strong-interaction dynamics.[5]
See also
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References
- ↑ "Meson". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meson.
- ↑ "Review of Particle Physics". Physical Review D 110 (3): 030001. 2024. DOI 10.1103/PhysRevD.110.030001.
- ↑ Griffiths, David J. (2008). Introduction to Elementary Particles (2nd ed.). Wiley-VCH. ISBN 978-3-527-40601-2.
- ↑ Schwartz, Matthew D. (2014). Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-03473-0.
- ↑ "Review of Particle Physics". Physical Review D 110 (3): 030001. 2024. DOI 10.1103/PhysRevD.110.030001.
Author: Harold Foppele
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