Single Idea 21185

[catalogued under 27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 3. Chromodynamics / a. Chromodynamics]

Full Idea

Colour charge is 'three-dimensional'. As well as the charge having a positive or negative sign, it can also have a direction, and for convenience these three different directions (pointing like a weather vane) are labelled 'red', 'green' and 'blue'.

Gist of Idea

Colour charge is positive or negative, and also has red, green or blue direction

Source

Gavin Hesketh (The Particle Zoo [2016], 04)

Book Reference

Hesketh,Gavin: 'The Particle Zoo' [Quercus 2016], p.81


Related Idea

Idea 21197 Standard Model forces are one- two- and three-dimensional [Hesketh]