diquark

British

/ ˈdaɪkwɑːk /

noun

a low-energy configuration of two quarks attracted to one another by virtue of having antisymmetric colours and spins

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Likely composed of the mundane up and down quarks that are so plentiful in the nucleus, this diquark would then go in search of a third quark, ultimately bonding with a strange quark.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 2023

Not all physicists are convinced that this diquark hypothesis reflects how lambdas really form, however.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 2023

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