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hyperon  

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  • In particle physics, a hyperon is any baryon containing one or more strange quarks, but no charm, bottom, or top quark. This form of matter may exist in a stable form within the core of some neutron stars. Hyperons are sometimes generically represented by the symbol Y. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperon)

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