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Tanelorn
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A very quick question about the significance of 3:
So we have 3 large dimensions.
And we have 3 generations of quarks.
And we have 3 generations of Leptons.
Is there any known significance or reason or connection to the number 3?
Are there any other examples of sets of 3 in Physics?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Model_(mathematical_formulation)#/media/File:Standard_Model_of_Elementary_Particles.svg
So we have 3 large dimensions.
And we have 3 generations of quarks.
And we have 3 generations of Leptons.
Is there any known significance or reason or connection to the number 3?
Are there any other examples of sets of 3 in Physics?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Model_(mathematical_formulation)#/media/File:Standard_Model_of_Elementary_Particles.svg