quark nugget

English

Noun

quark nugget (plural quark nuggets)

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

Synonyms

• QN

 

Coordinate terms

• nuclearite
• strangelet

 

Derived terms

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