The Lambda Baryon
We describe lambda baryons using chains of events that represent the particle in its ground-state
where each repeated event Ω is composed of the following quarks
| Quark Coefficients |
| Lambda | u | d | e | g | m | a | t | b | s | c | u | d | e | g | m | a | t | b | s | c |
 |
4 | 4 | 22 | 51 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 8 | |||
 |
4 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 51 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
We visualize the lambda as having a core of rotating and baryonic quarks that determine the charge and angular momentum. This core is surrounded by a multitude of leptonic quarks that define the particle's electromagnetic field. Here is a schematic picture of the core, leptonic quarks are not included.
| c | c | c | c | c | c | ||
| c | c | t | t | t | t | c | c |
| c | t | t | b | u | u | u | c |
| c | t | t | b | u | u | u | c |
| c | t | t | b | u | d | d | c |
| s | s | t | b | u | d | d | s |
| s | s | s | b | b | b | s | s |
| s | s | s | s | s | s | s | s |
The quark coefficients determine the quantum numbers as
| Lambda | σ | L | B | q | S |
 |
0.5 | 1 | -1 | ||
|
0.5 | -1 | 1 |
The mass is calculated and compared with laboratory observations
| Lambda | calculated mass (MeV) |
observed mass (MeV) |
observed uncertainty |
ok? | ∆ m% |
 |
1,115.679 1 | 1,115.683 | ±0.006 |  |
-0.0003 |
 |
1,115.679 1 |
The lifetime is found as
| Lambda | calculated lifetime |
observed lifetime |
observed uncertainty |
units (s) |
ok? | ∆ τ% |
|
2.643 | 2.63 | ±0.02 | x10-10 | |
+0.4 |
|
2.643 | x10-10 |
For spreadsheets that detail how these calculations are done, click here.
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