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squark

squark

1 9.9
A very small particle with electric charge minus one third and strangeness minus one
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The theory of Supersymmetry predicts the existence of squarks alongside other particles like quarks.

Examples

  • In particle physics, a squark is a type of elementary particle that carries an electric charge of -1/3.

  • So there are spottum squarks and so forth.

  • Strong forces, weak forces, compressed matter, quarks, squarks, and blaz.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • On the one hand, again, if SUSY is solving the hierarchy problem, some of them, possibly gauginos, higgsinos, and stop squarks, shouldn't be too far from the electroweak scale.

    Blog text (2)

  • Researchers are studying the properties of squarks to understand their role in the universe.

Synonyms

strange quark
vssquark
  • Specialized
9.9

Very small particle inside some subatomic particles with electric charge -1/3 and strangeness -1

omits the specific mass detail and gives only charge and strangeness

Surface Forms

squark singular
squarks plural

Morphology

squark = quark (semi-transparent) = s + quark

Formed by a prefixed 's' attached to 'quark', so the relation to 'quark' is clear, but the 's-' meaning (supersymmetric/scalar) is specialized and not transparent to general learners.

Etymology

The word squark joins s (for 'strange') and quark, the name for a tiny particle. So a squark is a 'strange' kind of quark with a charge of 'minus one-third' and a strangeness of -1.