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A '''hadron''' is an elementary particle that is subject to the strong nuclear force, such as a [[proton]] or a [[neutron]].<ref name=Quinn/>
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/>


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{{cite book |title=The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter |author=Helen R. Quinn, Yossi Nir |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=W_E2rAui1l8C&pg=PA249 |pages=p. 249 |publisher=Princeton University Press |year=2010 |isbn=1400835712}}
{{cite book |title=The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter |author=Helen R. Quinn, Yossi Nir |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=W_E2rAui1l8C&pg=PA249 |pages=p. 249 |publisher=Princeton University Press |year=2010 |isbn=1400835712}}
    
    
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{{cite book |title=The cosmic landscape: string theory and the illusion of intelligent design |author=Leonard Susskind |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RIW9E1sOyxUC&pg=PP159 |pages=p. 159 |isbn=0316155799 |year=2005 |publisher=Hachette Digital, Inc.}}
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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.[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.