Baryon

Layer 1 — Physicsin the standard-model subtree

A three-quark bound state (qqq); always a fermion. Baryon number B = +1 (antibaryons have B = −1); conserved in all known Standard-Model processes. Lightest baryons are the proton (uud) and neutron (udd) — all ordinary matter is made of…

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