Editing 2351: Standard Model Changes
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| Gluon || g || {{w|Gluon}} || g || No change. | | Gluon || g || {{w|Gluon}} || g || No change. | ||
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− | | <span style="color:#e31f22">Vin Diesel</span> boson || <span style="color:#e31f22">V</span> || {{w|Higgs boson}} || H || {{w|Peter Higgs}} | + | | <span style="color:#e31f22">Vin Diesel</span> boson || <span style="color:#e31f22">V</span> || {{w|Higgs boson}} || H || {{w|Peter Higgs}} is a British theoretical physicist who predicted the existence of scalar bosons, particles with spin 0. Randall suggests that the Higgs boson needs a flashier name and proposes to rechristen it the "Vin Diesel boson", named after American actor {{w|Vin Diesel|Mark Sinclair}}, who has nothing to do with physics.{{Citation needed}} |
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| Down quark || d || {{w|Down quark}} || d || No change. | | Down quark || d || {{w|Down quark}} || d || No change. | ||
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| <span style="color:#e31f22">Strange</span> boson || <span style="color:#e31f22">S</span> || {{w|Z boson}} || Z || The Z boson is one of two particles (three, counting the W boson's different charges) that mediate the {{w|weak force}}, named for having '''z'''ero charge. Randall suggests the strange quark's name would be better suited for this particle. | | <span style="color:#e31f22">Strange</span> boson || <span style="color:#e31f22">S</span> || {{w|Z boson}} || Z || The Z boson is one of two particles (three, counting the W boson's different charges) that mediate the {{w|weak force}}, named for having '''z'''ero charge. Randall suggests the strange quark's name would be better suited for this particle. | ||
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− | | <span style="color:#e31f22">Magic</span> || <span style="color:#e31f22">M</span> || (none) || (none) || Randall suggests a "magic" particle as a decoy to trip up {{rw|quantum_woo|quantum woo}} promoters in order to expose them as the frauds they are | + | | <span style="color:#e31f22">Magic</span> || <span style="color:#e31f22">M</span> || (none) || (none) || Randall suggests a "magic" particle as a decoy to trip up {{rw|quantum_woo|quantum woo}} promoters in order to expose them as the frauds they are. |
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| Electron neutrino || <span style="color:#e31f22">N</span><sub>e</sub> || {{w|Electron neutrino}} || ν<sub>e</sub> || Randall is annoyed by the similarity of the Greek lowercase nu (ν) and the lowercase V (v). Interestingly Randall leaves the "electron" part of its name and the subscript E of its symbol, even though he has eliminated the other neutrinos. | | Electron neutrino || <span style="color:#e31f22">N</span><sub>e</sub> || {{w|Electron neutrino}} || ν<sub>e</sub> || Randall is annoyed by the similarity of the Greek lowercase nu (ν) and the lowercase V (v). Interestingly Randall leaves the "electron" part of its name and the subscript E of its symbol, even though he has eliminated the other neutrinos. |