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Neutrons not so neutral after all, study says (cbc.ca)
11 points by kf on Sept 22, 2007 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



It's always a little amusing - and frustrating - how our language falls short when we try to describe quantum phenomena. Quarks don't have a "position in the neutron because their existence is expressible as a waveform, not a little marble looking thing. Interesting article, though - and fascinating that Fermi guessed at this decades ago.




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