Particle Physics Mind Map by Saad (Edexcel)
Particle Physics Mind Map by Saad (Edexcel)
Particle Physics Mind Map by Saad (Edexcel)
Down, Strange,
Bottom always
have 1/3,
either positive
or negative
Has a
Strangeness
of -1
Strange (-1/3)
Charm (+2/3)
Bottom (-1/3)
Down (-1/3)
Quarks
Top (+2/3)
Up (+2/3)
Each quark
has a baryon
number of +1/3
Each Anti-Quark
has a baryon
number of -1/3
Classified by
Strangeness,
Baryon &
Charge
Number.
Made up
of Quarks
(Fundamental
Particles)
Baryon
Number: -1
Baryon
Number: -1
Anti-up (-2/3)
Anti-Down (+1/3)
Anti-Quarks
Anti-Strange
(+1/3)
Has a
strangeness
of +1
Anti-Top (-2/3)
Electron
UDD
Muon
Baryon
Number: +1
Baryon
Number: +1
All unstable
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Mesons
US*
pi+
K+
U*S
KKaons
Leptons
(Fundamental
Particles)
DS*
Lepton
Number: -1
K0
Always contain
at least one
strange quark
or strange
antiquark
Anti-particles
(Particle)
Antineutrinos
Anti Tau
Made up of
one quark, and
one antiquark
Hence Have
Strangeness
UD*
pi-
U*D
pi0
UU*
DD*
Pions
K0
D*S
Anti Muon
Only stable
stand-alone
baryon is proton,
others decay
into protons
Made up of
3 quarks, or
3 antiquarks
Hadrons (NonFundamental
Particles)
Tau
Particles
UUD
Proton
Neutron
Baryons
Lepton
Number: +1
Positron
U*U*D*
Anti-proton
Anti-neutron
Anti-Bottom
(+1/3)
AntiCharm (-2/3)
(Particle)
Neutrinos
U*D*D*
For each
Quark,
there is a
corresponding
Anti-Quark
with opposite
charge /
baryon/
charge #
Always contain
up and down
(quarks or
anti-quarks).