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A Cquark is a fundamental constCituent of Fmatter
ObGserved in 1968 through Fdeep elastic Cscatter.
We Cfound that protons aren't as Csimple as we Fthought.
We thought Gthey were solid particles but Fthey are Cnot.
ProCtons in fact are made up of Cthree separate Fpieces.
It Gjust gets more confusing as our Fknowledge Cincreases.
But Cthat is what a quark is; It's a Cpiece of a Fproton,
And they Galso make up other things Fincluding the Cneutron.
Oh, Cup, down, strange, charmC, top, Fbottom
If you Gdon't know what a quark is, it don't Fmatter you still Cgot 'em.
And with Cleptons and bosons, Cunless something's Famiss,
They make up Geverything that we can see and Fthat we know Cexists.
CThings made up of quarks including Cprotons and neuFtrons
GAre composite particles that Fphysicists call Chadrons.
CMany types of hadrons are theoCretically deFscribed,
But Gmost exist for only very Fbrief amounts of Ctime.
CQuarks have electric charge, color Ccharge, mass and Fspin,
And Ghaving color charge means they Fexist solely Cinside of
COther kinds of particles and Ccannot exist Falone.
Which is Gwhy quarks have never been studied Fon their Cown.
CUp, down, strange, charmC, top, Fbottom
If you Gdon't know what a quark is, it don't Fmatter you still Cgot 'em.
And with Cleptons and bosons, Cunless something's Famiss,
They make up Geverything that we can see and Fthat we know Cexists.
CQuarks can join together in two Cdifferent Fways,
GBaryons and Mesons, but most Finstantly Cdecay.
If a Cparticle has three quarks, then it'Cs a baryFon,
If there's Gone quark and and anti-quark, then Fit is a mesCon.
These Ctiny bits of matter are a part of Calmost everyFthing
And there Gis no unified theory to Fmake it less conCfusing.
But the Cfact that we've identified that Cthey exist at Fall
Is Gso god damn remarkable that FI just sit in Cawe.
Oh, Cup, down, strange, charmC, top, Fbottom
If you Gdon't know what a quark is, it don't Fmatter you still Cgot 'em.
And with Cleptons and bosons, Cunless something's Famiss,
They make up Geverything that we can see and Fthat we know Cexists.

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Strange Charm

by Hank Green

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C C F

A quark is a fundamental constituent of matter

G F C

Observed in 1968 through deep elastic scatter.

C C F

We found that protons aren't as simple as we thought.

G F C

We thought they were solid particles but they are not.

C C F

Protons in fact are made up of three separate pieces.

G F C

It just gets more confusing as our knowledge increases.

C C F

But that is what a quark is; It's a piece of a proton,

G F C

And they also make up other things including the neutron.

C C F

Oh, up, down, strange, charm, top, bottom

G F C

If you don't know what a quark is, it don't matter you still got 'em.

C C F

And with leptons and bosons, unless something's amiss,

G F C

They make up everything that we can see and that we know exists.

C C F

Things made up of quarks including protons and neutrons

G F C

Are composite particles that physicists call hadrons.

C C F

Many types of hadrons are theoretically described,

G F C

But most exist for only very brief amounts of time.

C C F

Quarks have electric charge, color charge, mass and spin,

G F C

And having color charge means they exist solely inside of

C C F

Other kinds of particles and cannot exist alone.

G F C

Which is why quarks have never been studied on their own.

C C F

Up, down, strange, charm, top, bottom

G F C

If you don't know what a quark is, it don't matter you still got 'em.

C C F

And with leptons and bosons, unless something's amiss,

G F C

They make up everything that we can see and that we know exists.

C C F

Quarks can join together in two different ways,

G F C

Baryons and Mesons, but most instantly decay.

C C F

If a particle has three quarks, then it's a baryon,

G F C

If there's one quark and and anti-quark, then it is a meson.

C C F

These tiny bits of matter are a part of almost everything

G F C

And there is no unified theory to make it less confusing.

C C F

But the fact that we've identified that they exist at all

G F C

Is so god damn remarkable that I just sit in awe.

C C F

Oh, up, down, strange, charm, top, bottom

G F C

If you don't know what a quark is, it don't matter you still got 'em.

C C F

And with leptons and bosons, unless something's amiss,

G F C

They make up everything that we can see and that we know exists.

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