squark

(skwôrk, skwärk)

The hypothetical counterpart to the quark as described in supersymmetry theory.

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squark

(skwɑːk)

(Atomic Physics) a hypothetical boson partner of a quark, the existence of which is implied by supersymmetry

[C20: from s(uper-) + quark¹]

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squark - a quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1

strange quark

quark - (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3; "quarks have not been observed directly but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally"

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(Well done to Peter Harburg and Squark and his team on a great start.) Comanche soon tacked onto starboard, and at first it looked like we were going to clearly cross in front.

Salutary lesson

We love you so much mum, loads of love, Beth and Squark xxxx WEBB Leonard You and mom are my constant guide navigating my path, I will not fail!

Father's Message

Take the opener, Deep Heat, which moves from jumpy, spiky interaction to a more gentle, harmonious interlude, before haring off into free squark territory and then back to spacey stuff.

CD releases

TURF OLD BIRD: Elvis the Cockatiel who was found in boxes of Grand Slam Turf at the Millennium Stadium; YOU'LL NEVER SQUARK ALONE: The real Elvis with his quiff and the Millennium Stadium

Elvis is in the stadium... That's the 10-inch tall one with a beak; Have you lost a feathered friend?

Why, Selena even had something on her computer, called Squidge or Squark or something like that, where you could carry on a conversation, live, with a person right on your ...

In a town suddenly full of hip young superstars, the age of chatterbox can a geezer gossip columnist regain his former glory?

The superpartners (Squark, Selectron, Sneutrino etc) are thought to be more massive than their partners (quark, electron, neutrino etc).

Physics and engineering

Another interesting possibility is that of a coloured fermionic mediator with an interaction vertex between quarks and the WIMP resulting in a t-channel exchange, as with squark in supersymmetric models:

Simplified Dark Matter Models

Led by skipper Mark 'Squark' Bradford, she will be a formidable opponent should conditions suit.

The Class of 2017

String theory also predicts that for every known matter particle (quarks, electron, neutrino, etc) to have as-yet-undiscovered corresponding superforce carrier particle (photino, gluino, Wino, Zino, etc.) and every known force carrier particle (photon, gluon, W, Z, etc.) to have an as-yet-discovered corresponding supermatter particle (Squark, Selectron, Sneutrino, etc).

Physics and Engineering

It's a spectacle, and it's about crew work," says skipper Mark 'Squark' Bradford.

Harbour speed run: The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's SOLAS Big Boat Challenge on 12 December promises to be one of the most exciting races in years as three of the four maxis entered into the Rolex Sydney Hobart face off alongside other seasoned competitors

The CERN results may indicate the existence of a squark (partner of a quark) of about 50 billion electron-volts mass.