diquark

noun

diquark

noun

Etymology From di- + quark.

1

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Particle The hypothetical state of two quarks grouped inside a baryon.

  • Some of this attraction is due to the scalar diquark content of the nucleon current.2004, E V Shuryak, The QCD Vacuum, Hadrons and Superdense Matter:
Derived terms
antidiquark
Related terms
triquark, meson

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