SU(3) symmetry
SU(3) symmetry is a mathematical framework describing how certain physical systems remain unchanged under specific transformations.
In particle physics, it organizes quarks into families and explains the strong nuclear force that binds protons and neutrons.
The "SU" stands for special unitary group, and the "3" indicates three fundamental components—in quantum chromodynamics, the three color charges of quarks.
SU(3) symmetry predicted particles that were later discovered experimentally.
- colorVisual hue property
- quarkFundamental matter particle
- octetGroup of precisely eight
- invarianceQuality of staying unchanged
- baryonsThree-quark subatomic particles
hadrons · gluons · decuplet · conservation laws · confinement · strangeness · strong force · protons · neutrons · flavor · lattice · generators · singlet · Hermitian matrices · charm · unification · particle physics · Kaluza-Klein theory
- Gauge TheoryYang-Mills theory, covariant derivative, connection, parallel transport
SU(3) symmetryasymmetry
Absence of balanced form
color confinement · chaos · randomness · disorder · irregularity