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What's the significance of the quark model in particle physics?

  • Proposed faster-than-light travel

  • Disproved relativity

  • Fundamental structure of particles

  • Simplified quantum mechanics

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The quark model is a theory that describes the fundamental structure of particles, called quarks, and their interactions. It was developed in the 1960s and 1970s by Murray Gell-Mann, George Zweig, and others.
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