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A '''hadron''' (pronounced ''hay-dron'', and based upon the Greek ''hadr''=strong) is a particle subject to the strong nuclear force, such as a [[proton]] or a [[neutron]].<ref name=Quinn/> More specifically, hadrons are particles made up of [[quark]]s, antiquarks, and [[gluon]]s. They are described by [[quantum chromodynamics]].<ref name=Susskind/>
A '''hadron''' (pronounced ''hay-dron'', and based upon the Greek ''hadr''=strong) is a composite particle subject to the strong nuclear force (and possibly to weak and electromagnetic forces too), such as a [[meson]], [[proton]] or a [[neutron]].<ref name=Quinn/> More specifically, hadrons are particles made up of [[quark]]s, antiquarks, and [[gluon]]s. They are described by [[quantum chromodynamics]].<ref name=Susskind/>


==References==
==References==

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A hadron (pronounced hay-dron, and based upon the Greek hadr=strong) is a composite particle subject to the strong nuclear force (and possibly to weak and electromagnetic forces too), such as a meson, proton or a neutron.[1] More specifically, hadrons are particles made up of quarks, antiquarks, and gluons. They are described by quantum chromodynamics.[2]

References

  1. Helen R. Quinn, Yossi Nir (2010). The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter. Princeton University Press, p. 249. ISBN 1400835712. 
  2. Leonard Susskind (2005). The cosmic landscape: string theory and the illusion of intelligent design. Hachette Digital, Inc., p. 159. ISBN 0316155799.