Strangeness

Strangeness is a property used in particle physics to describe particles containing a strange quark, a fundamental building block. When particles with strange quarks are produced in high-energy events, they tend to appear and decay more slowly than other particles, indicating a "strangeness" value. This property helps scientists understand the behavior and interactions of subatomic particles, much like a characteristic that reveals their underlying structure and origins. Essentially, strangeness serves as a useful quantum number for tracking particles with strange quarks in experiments and theories.