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Note similarity with both charts on the right. The number used to describe the weight diagram depends on whether the particle(s) occupying the center of the diagram have one, two, or three distinct names.
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and isospin. This formalizes the observation that certain strong baryon decays were not observed, leading to the prediction of the mass, strangeness and charge of the
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containing SU(2) multiplets. SU(3) now needs two numbers to specify all its sub-states which are denoted by
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that trace through the individual constituent quarks (which are conserved) composing the interacting
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This article is about a quantum number of hadrons. For similar number in electroweak theory, see
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Isospin creates multiplets of particles whose average charge is related to the hypercharge by:
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Hypercharge was a concept developed in the 1960s, to organize groups of particles in the
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since the hypercharge is the same for all members of a multiplet, and the average of the
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conservation laws based on their observed transformations. With the advent of the
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These definitions in their original form hold only for the three lightest quarks.
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quark makes an isospin singlet of its own (the same happens with
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specifies the number of points in the topmost side of the
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Type of particle charge found in the Standard Model
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The hypercharge is useful to classify 80:This article includes a list of general 736:, which is the hypercharge (defined by 1998: 1025:SU(3) model in relation to hypercharge 957:is the third component of isospin and 1262:baryons described in SU(3). n:  157:adding citations to reliable sources 128: 66: 25: 776:). Mathematically, hypercharge is 13: 1701:All other quarks have hypercharge 1166:is the third component of isospin. 1033:characterized by a quantum number 86:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 2032: 1959:Particle Data Group, ed. (2022), 41:This article has multiple issues. 1408:, so they both have hypercharge 1302: 1287: 1231: 1200: 1185: 1171: 1145: 732: component of isospin, and 608:that accounts for properties of 133: 71: 30: 144:needs additional citations for 49:or discuss these issues on the 1952: 1698:constitute an isospin doublet. 1333:. The lower six are hyperons. 1052:with equally-spaced values of 1001:{\displaystyle Y=2{\bar {Q}}.} 989: 1: 1945: 1554:, we deduce a hypercharge of 1295:SU(3) decuplet weight diagram 1041:. Each multiplet consists of 635: 628:has an analogous role in the 1596:quark, with electric charge 1389:) have an average charge of 1179:SU(3) triplet weight diagram 1153:SU(3) singlet weight diagram 7: 1357: 885:Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula 879:Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula 703:— whereas presently 6  10: 2037: 1916:In modern descriptions of 961:is the particle's charge. 876: 640:Hypercharge is one of two 18: 1638:−1, we get a hypercharge 1509:quark, with a charge of 1940:electroweak interaction 630:electroweak interaction 534:Flavour complementarity 331:Related quantum numbers 101:more precise citations. 1907: 1713:Practical obsolescence 1002: 941: 848: 646:SU(3) model of hadrons 624:; the similarly named 1908: 1615:, a baryon number of 1415:(since baryon number 1313:with a total spin of 1037:, which is the total 1003: 942: 849: 707:of quarks are known. 1981:. Chapman and Hall. 1810: 1501:This also works for 1063:arrangement seen in 1029:The SU(2) model has 971: 897: 887:relates isospin and 783: 600:conserved under the 153:improve this article 1329:form the so-called 1159:is hypercharge and 2021:Electroweak theory 1903: 1883: 1856: 1829: 1674:That means that a 1664:so we deduce that 1470:while neutron has 998: 937: 929: 844: 663:flavours — namely 602:strong interaction 580:(a portmanteau of 1988:978-0-412-15670-0 1899: 1893: 1882: 1866: 1855: 1839: 1828: 1210:of spin 0 form a 992: 928: 863:weak interactions 840: 836: 570: 569: 247: 246: 239: 229: 228: 221: 203: 127: 126: 119: 64: 2028: 1992: 1969: 1968: 1967: 1956: 1935:Weak hypercharge 1922:Feynman diagrams 1912: 1910: 1909: 1904: 1897: 1896: 1895: 1894: 1891: 1884: 1875: 1869: 1868: 1867: 1864: 1857: 1848: 1842: 1841: 1840: 1837: 1830: 1821: 1799: 1788: 1777: 1766: 1755: 1744: 1736: 1707: 1705: 1673: 1668: 1663: 1661: 1659: 1658: 1655: 1652: 1648: 1642: 1633: 1631: 1630: 1627: 1624: 1620: 1614: 1612: 1611: 1608: 1605: 1601: 1588: 1586: 1585: 1582: 1579: 1575: 1569: 1567: 1566: 1563: 1560: 1553: 1551: 1550: 1547: 1544: 1540: 1531: 1527: 1525: 1524: 1521: 1518: 1514: 1498: 1496: 1494: 1493: 1490: 1487: 1483: 1474: 1469: 1467: 1465: 1464: 1461: 1458: 1454: 1445: 1440: 1438: 1434: 1430: 1426: 1421: 1419: 1414: 1412: 1407: 1405: 1404: 1401: 1398: 1394: 1388: 1386: 1377: 1375: 1328: 1326: 1325: 1322: 1319: 1306: 1291: 1261: 1259: 1258: 1255: 1252: 1235: 1204: 1189: 1175: 1149: 1136: 1121: 1085: 1084: 1083: 1076: 1075: 1048: 1039:angular momentum 1007: 1005: 1004: 999: 994: 993: 985: 946: 944: 943: 938: 930: 921: 915: 914: 859:weak hypercharge 853: 851: 850: 845: 838: 837: 832: 831: 820: 805: 775: 767: 759: 751: 743: 735: 731: 728:), which is the 724: 717: 702: 700: 699: 692: 691: 682: 680: 679: 672: 671: 655: 626:weak hypercharge 574:particle physics 562: 555: 548: 456:Weak hypercharge 258:particle physics 249: 248: 242: 235: 224: 217: 213: 210: 204: 202: 161: 137: 129: 122: 115: 111: 108: 102: 97:this article by 88:inline citations 75: 74: 67: 56: 34: 33: 26: 21:weak hypercharge 2036: 2035: 2031: 2030: 2029: 2027: 2026: 2025: 2006:Nuclear physics 1996: 1995: 1989: 1973: 1972: 1965: 1962:15. 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