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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Dec 1, 2023
What was it like when protons and neutrons formed?
For a substantial fraction of a second after the…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Dec 23, 2022
Ask Ethan: Do protons really contain charm quarks?
Every proton contains three quarks: two up and one…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Mar 25, 2021
What Rules The Proton: Quarks Or Gluons?
Is a proton fundamentally more ‘quarky’ or ‘gluey’ in nature?
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Aug 10, 2019
Ask Ethan: Can Free Quarks Exist Outside Of A Bound-State Particle?
There are rules absolutely…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
May 4, 2019
Ask Ethan: Where Does A Proton’s Mass Come From?
The whole should equal the sum of its parts, but…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Apr 25, 2019
Quarks Don’t Actually Have Colors
Red, green, and blue? What we call ‘color charge’ is far more…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Nov 15, 2017
No, Melting Quarks Will Never Work As An Energy Source
There’s more to powering the world than…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Sep 24, 2016
Ask Ethan: How small is an elementary particle?
What’s the difference between “point-like” and what we…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Jul 16, 2016
Ask Ethan: Did The LHC Discover A New Type Of Particle?
And what, exactly, is the significance of a…
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