sci.physics.particle

"The Master" wrote in message
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: I was watching an astronomy tv show over the weekend, talking about when
: the mass of a star is large enough, when it "dies", the electrons will
: combine with the protons of the atoms, creating nothing but a dense pack
: of neutrons. The resulting "rebound" off this neutron core creates a
: super nova, and that there are neutrinos (sorry for botching the spelling
: so bad) that "push" material away from the star.
:
: I know that sub-atomic particles like protons and electrons are made up of
: three quarks each, as is a neutron. I no longer have my old college
: physics book, so I cannot look it up myself, and I have so far been unable
: to find a web reference to answer my question.
:
: That question is, when the three quarks of the electron and the three
: quarks of the proton combine, creating a neutron... What sub-atomic
: particle do the three "left over" quarks create? Is it a neutrino? Have
: they actually been discovered? Last time I knew, they were theorized, but
: never actually "seen". Or am I just totally wrong?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrino