毛粒子

谢尔登·格拉肖史蒂文·溫伯格曾多次訪問中國。毛澤東認為物质是无限可分的,质子、中子、电子和更小的物質也应该是可分的,一分为二,对立统一,直到無限。毛泽东逝世後,在1977年的第七届夏威夷粒子物理学年会上,格拉肖提議将构成物质的所有这些假设的组成部分命名为“毛粒子”,以纪念毛澤東的物质可分思想。

夸克和轻子是否都有共同的更基本的组成部分呢?许多中国物理学家一直是维护这种观念的。我提议把构成物质的所有这些假设的组成部分命名为“毛粒子”(Maons),以纪念已故的毛主席,因为他一贯主张自然界有更深的统一。[1][2]

毛粒子(Maons)是美国物理學家谢尔登·格拉肖在1977年提議的一種粒子命名法。

1978年格拉肖回答日本记者提问时说,他想把比夸克更深一层的粒子命名为毛粒子,理由有三,除了与毛泽东联系外,[3]

第二个理由是:在西欧社会里,出生的小孩要记住的第一句话是“ma”。第三个理由是:在希伯来语中“ma”这个词意味着“为什么”。

叶峻认为,格拉肖提到的毛粒子,“是泛指组成物质的所有粒子的总称,即包括已经发现的粒子和尚未发现但假设存在着的粒子都在内,而不是专指某一种具体的物质粒子。”[4]

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  2. Glashow, Sheldon Lee. 1978. “Today, we are left with quarks and leptons as candidates for truly elementary particles. However, experiment has already revealed the existence of five kinds of quarks and five kinds of leptons. More are probably on their way. How many must we find before someone detects a sign of order, a clue to the existence of further structure not yet imagined? Is there another layer of the onion? Is there a common fundamental constituent of both quarks and leptons? Such a notion has been championed by many Chinese physicists. I would propose that these hypothetical building blocks of all matter be called ‘MAONS,’ to honor the late Chairman Mao who insisted upon the underlying unity of Nature.”
  3. S. L. Glashow. 由陈家麟翻译 . . 世界科学译刊. 1979, (6): 68-69.
  4. 叶峻. . 自然辩证法研究. 2003, (12): 92.
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