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ELI5 what a charm quark is?

• magicalhippo 4y ago
  One of the six quarks[1] of the standard model. The charm quark and charm antiquark possesses "charm flavor"[2] which sets them apart from the other quarks. It's not found in normal matter, but can be created in energetic interactions. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charm_(quantum_number) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charm_(quantum_number)
  • junon 4y ago
    Thanks :)