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History, quark model and the SU(3)-symmetry

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Colour<br />

• idea:hadrons are colour-neutral. Each <strong>quark</strong><br />

carries colour (red, blue, green) such that <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

combination gives white<br />

• in <strong>the</strong> case of <strong>the</strong> mesons made of <strong>quark</strong>anti<strong>quark</strong>-pair,<br />

<strong>the</strong> anti<strong>quark</strong> carries <strong>the</strong><br />

complementary colour<br />

Simela Aslanidou 14.12.2006

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