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An introduction to the quark model

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Few-charge systems His<strong>to</strong>ry of <strong>the</strong> <strong>quark</strong> <strong>model</strong> Mesons Baryons Multi<strong>quark</strong>s and o<strong>the</strong>r exotics Outlook<br />

The aces<br />

φ<br />

Zweig was puzzled by φ(1020) decay<br />

Mostly in<strong>to</strong> K ¯ K in spite of very little phase-space<br />

π<br />

ρ<br />

φ<br />

He interpreted as due <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> content of <strong>the</strong> Φ and of final-state<br />

mesons, he named “aces”,<br />

But eventually <strong>the</strong> name “<strong>quark</strong>” prevailed, and here <strong>the</strong> notation<br />

(u, d, s), ra<strong>the</strong>r than (p, n, λ).<br />

π<br />

JMR Quark Model<br />

ρ<br />

φ<br />

K<br />

K

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