quark nugget

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Noun

quark nugget (plural quark nuggets)

  1. (physics) A theoretical extremely dense composite particle composed of quarks, with densities greater than nuclear density.

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  • axion quark nugget (AQN)
  • dark quark nugget (dQN)
  • magnetized quark nugget (MQN)
  • QN
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