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  • Large Hadron Collider
    subatomic particle
    / Quarks and antiquarks

    
have been given the name delta, or Δ. The deltas have spins of 3/2, and the up and down quarks combine in four possible configurations—uuu, uud, udd, and ddd—where u and d stand for up and down. The charges of these Δ states are +2e,

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have been given the name delta, or Δ. The deltas have spins of 3/2, and the up and down quarks combine in four possible configurations—uuu, uud, udd, and ddd—where u and d stand for up and down. The charges of these Δ states are +2e,

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