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KBon
As far as I know there are Mesons (quark-Antiquark pair) and Baryons (three quarks). But are there Hadrons which contain more than 3 Quarks?
Hadrons are subatomic particles made up of quarks that are held together by the strong nuclear force. They are classified into two categories: baryons, which contain three quarks, and mesons, which contain one quark and one antiquark.
Yes, there are hadrons with more than three quarks, known as exotic hadrons. These include tetraquarks, which have two quarks and two antiquarks, and pentaquarks, which have four quarks and one antiquark.
Exotic hadrons have been discovered through experiments at particle accelerators, such as the Large Hadron Collider. These experiments involve colliding particles at high energies, allowing researchers to study the subatomic particles produced in these collisions.
The discovery of exotic hadrons helps us to better understand the fundamental building blocks of matter and the strong nuclear force that holds them together. It also provides insights into the structure of the Universe and the conditions that existed shortly after the Big Bang.
It is possible that there could be hadrons with more than five quarks, but they have not yet been observed. Theoretically, there is no known limit to the number of quarks that can be bound together to form a hadron, but the complexity of these particles makes them difficult to detect and study.