2351: Standard Model Changes - Revision history

172.68.22.140: fixed an inaccuracy in the paragraph to match the comic

2024-12-27T20:49:42Z

fixed an inaccuracy in the paragraph to match the comic

108.162.245.38: /* Bosons */ a typical ladybug contains about 23 sextillion fundamental particles

2024-12-24T03:49:39Z

‎Bosons: a typical ladybug contains about 23 sextillion fundamental particles

172.71.146.70: /* Bosons */ mild explanation

2024-08-04T01:25:33Z

‎Bosons: mild explanation

ChristmasGospel at 22:08, 22 July 2024

2024-07-22T22:08:58Z

108.162.238.75: /* Table */ Changed Higgs description to past tense due to death

2024-04-10T01:27:25Z

‎Table: Changed Higgs description to past tense due to death

172.71.222.142: /* Table */

2024-03-10T21:12:47Z

‎Table

FaviFake: Fixed new category name

2023-06-27T07:08:04Z

Fixed new category name

FaviFake: Fixed new category name

2023-06-27T07:03:35Z

Fixed new category name

FaviFake at 10:29, 20 May 2023

2023-05-20T10:29:21Z

FaviFake: Added Category:Comics with red corrections

2023-05-20T08:58:03Z

Added Category:Comics with red corrections

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 In reality, the original quark model proposed by Murray Gell-Mann included only three quarks, with the "strange" quark so named because the particles that contained them were ''strangely'' long-lived relative to their masses.  The "charm" quark was so named when it was proposed because it brought a "charming" symmetry to the weak interaction, which we now understand is because it completes the second generation of quarks, along with the strange quark.  When a third generation of quarks was proposed, they were called top and bottom by analogy to the up and down quarks (which are so named because of the {{w|isospin}} they carry), though the names 'truth' and 'beauty' were briefly in competition, and colliders working with B quarks are sometimes even now called "{{w|B-factory|Beauty Factories}}".
-Randall likely applied "left" to "strange" and "right" to "charm" simply due to the placement of the particles in the table: In the American English vernacular, the phrase "left and right" is more common than "right and left", in the same way that "top and bottom" is more common than "bottom and top", and "up and down" is more common than "down and up". So he placed "left" above "right" to match the ordering of the other quark generations.
+Randall likely applied "left" to "charm" and "right" to "strange" simply due to the placement of the particles in the table: In the American English vernacular, the phrase "left and right" is more common than "right and left", in the same way that "top and bottom" is more common than "bottom and top", and "up and down" is more common than "down and up". So he placed "left" above "right" to match the ordering of the other quark generations.
 === Leptons ===

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 Randall also proposes that a false decoy "Magic" particle should be added to the Standard Model, to trip up promoters of {{w|quantum mysticism}}.  Presumably, anyone who invokes this particle to support their claims will expose themselves as a fraud, much as cartographers will print {{w|trap street}}s on their maps to catch plagiarism.
-Finally, Randall adds "Cool bugs" as a fundamental particle, with an explanation of "Very small bugs are fundamental particles now".
+Finally, Randall adds "Cool bugs" as a fundamental particle, with an explanation of "Very small bugs are fundamental particles now". In reality, a typical {{w|ladybug}} contains about 23 sextillion quarks and electrons.
 The title text builds on the "Cool bugs" entry, joking about what spin bugs would have if they were a fundamental particle. Having a 1/2 spin unless it's windy may suggest that bugs may be resistant to air flow around them until it reaches a high velocity.

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 Finally, Randall adds "Cool bugs" as a fundamental particle, with an explanation of "Very small bugs are fundamental particles now".
-The title text builds on the "Cool bugs" entry, joking about what spin bugs would have if they were a fundamental particle.
+The title text builds on the "Cool bugs" entry, joking about what spin bugs would have if they were a fundamental particle. Having a 1/2 spin unless it's windy may suggest that bugs may be resistant to air flow around them until it reaches a high velocity.
 ==Table==

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 | Gluon || g || {{w|Gluon}} || g || No change.
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-| <span style="color:#e31f22">Vin Diesel</span> boson || <span style="color:#e31f22">V</span> || {{w|Higgs boson}} || H || {{w|Peter Higgs}} is a British theoretical physicist who predicted the existence of scalar bosons, particles with spin 0. Randall suggests that the Higgs boson needs a flashier name and proposes to rechristen it the "Vin Diesel boson", named after American actor {{w|Vin Diesel|Mark Sinclair}}, who has nothing to do with physics.{{Citation needed}}
+| <span style="color:#e31f22">Vin Diesel</span> boson || <span style="color:#e31f22">V</span> || {{w|Higgs boson}} || H || {{w|Peter Higgs}} was a British theoretical physicist who predicted the existence of scalar bosons, particles with spin 0. Randall suggests that the Higgs boson needs a flashier name and proposes to rechristen it the "Vin Diesel boson", named after American actor {{w|Vin Diesel|Mark Sinclair}}, who has nothing to do with physics.{{Citation needed}}
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 | Down quark || d || {{w|Down quark}} || d || No change.

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 | <span style="color:#e31f22">Strange</span> boson || <span style="color:#e31f22">S</span> || {{w|Z boson}} || Z || The Z boson is one of two particles (three, counting the W boson's different charges) that mediate the {{w|weak force}}, named for having '''z'''ero charge. Randall suggests the strange quark's name would be better suited for this particle.
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-| <span style="color:#e31f22">Magic</span> || <span style="color:#e31f22">M</span> || (none) || (none) || Randall suggests a "magic" particle as a decoy to trip up {{rw|quantum_woo|quantum woo}} promoters in order to expose them as the frauds they are.
+| <span style="color:#e31f22">Magic</span> || <span style="color:#e31f22">M</span> || (none) || (none) || Randall suggests a "magic" particle as a decoy to trip up {{rw|quantum_woo|quantum woo}} promoters in order to expose them as the frauds they are. This is due to the fact that physics and magic are different in a [[Physics vs. Magic|very deep way]].
 |-
 | Electron neutrino || <span style="color:#e31f22">N</span><sub>e</sub> || {{w|Electron neutrino}} || ν<sub>e</sub> || Randall is annoyed by the similarity of the Greek lowercase nu (ν) and the lowercase V (v). Interestingly Randall leaves the "electron" part of its name and the subscript E of its symbol, even though he has eliminated the other neutrinos.

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 ==Explanation==
-In this comic, [[Randall]] proposes some changes to the {{w|Standard Model}} of particle physics. The currently accepted particle table has 17 slots: 12 fermions (first 3 columns of the table - six quarks [top two rows] and six leptons [bottom two rows]) and five bosons (last two columns of the table - four-gauge bosons [left hand column] and one scalar boson [right hand column]). This is another [[:Category:Comics with red corrections|comic containing red corrections]] over a complex and established structure.
+In this comic, [[Randall]] proposes some changes to the {{w|Standard Model}} of particle physics. The currently accepted particle table has 17 slots: 12 fermions (first 3 columns of the table - six quarks [top two rows] and six leptons [bottom two rows]) and five bosons (last two columns of the table - four-gauge bosons [left hand column] and one scalar boson [right hand column]). This is another [[:Category:Comics with red annotations|comic containing red annotations]] over a complex and established structure.
 [[File:1024px-Standard Model of Elementary Particles.svg.png|400px]]

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