cryptoquark en · NOUN
Etymology
From crypto- + quark.
Meanings
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A massless quark that is trapped by a superheavy particle.
One can implement the "massless quark" solution in a phenomenologically acceptable way, by using a massless quark that is always confined within superheavy particles, and is therefore effectively superheavy: a cryptoquark.
2016, Frank Wilczek, “Superheavy Light Quarks and the Strong P, T Problem”, in arXiv:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cryptoquarks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |