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I literally was just having a foggy version of this exact same thought whilst reading the article. Especially > "Researchers recently discovered that the proto
by dvsfish 3y ago
I literally was just having a foggy version of this exact same thought whilst reading the article. Especially
> "Researchers recently discovered that the proton sometimes includes a charm quark and charm antiquark, colossal particles that are each heavier than the proton itself."
You articulated my feeling better than I could. Surely this is something the researchers have accounted for and there's a good explanation (whether I can actually understand it is another story)
- empath-nirvana 3y agohttps://profmattstrassler.com/2022/09/09/protons-and-charm-quarks-a-lesson-from-virtual-particles/ https://profmattstrassler.com/2022/09/09/protons-and-charm-q... It's explained better here. tl;dr; is that they are virtual particles and don't have the same mass as a "real" charm quark.