Answer to Question #120857 in Physics for kashaf

Question

Which types of particles are involved in strong interactions? Explain it with two examples and also draw Feynmen diagram.

Answer 1

Gluons are the type of particles involved in strong interaction.

An electron and positron annihilate producing a photon, which gives a quark and antiquark. The interaction between quarks results in hadrons:

Then the quarks emits a gluon. The interaction between the quark, antiquark, and gluon results in more hadrons:

Reference for the Images: Particle physics. OpenLearn. (2020). Retrieved 10 June 2020, from https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/particle-physics/content-section-6.1.