David Gross — Questions and answers

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What did Murray Gell-Mann famously name the smaller particles that make up protons and neutrons?

Choices

  1. A) Atoms
  2. B) Quarks ✓
  3. C) Electrons
  4. D) Neutrinos

Answer: B) Quarks

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What did David Gross, Frank Wilczek, and H. David Politzer discover about the strong force at extremely short distances or very high energies?

Choices

  1. A) It became much stronger.
  2. B) It effectively vanished, allowing quarks to behave almost as free particles. ✓
  3. C) It caused particles to stick together permanently.
  4. D) It turned into a different kind of force.

Answer: B) It effectively vanished, allowing quarks to behave almost as free particles.

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What important scientific model did Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) help to complete?

Choices

  1. A) The model of planets and stars
  2. B) The Standard Model of particle physics ✓
  3. C) The model of Earth's climate
  4. D) The model of human biology

Answer: B) The Standard Model of particle physics

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What major award did David Gross, Frank Wilczek, and H. David Politzer receive in 2004 for their work on asymptotic freedom?

Choices

  1. A) The Pulitzer Prize
  2. B) The Nobel Prize in Physics ✓
  3. C) An Academy Award
  4. D) The Golden Globe Award

Answer: B) The Nobel Prize in Physics

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