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The Skeptics Guide #894 - Aug 27 2022

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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Are These Extrinsic Quarks a Part of Protons?

New research claims that charm quarks carry zero point six two % of a prons momentum. If this is correct, then if they're more massive than the up and down quarks, it would mean that proton would get more massive as well. The confidence levels for now are three sigma. That means there's a zero point three % chance a their results are just a coincidence.

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