Top Quark Structure

Third-Generation Up-Type Quark | Mass: 172.76 GeV/c² | Charge: +2/3 e

Structure: Core + Quadruple Nested Cages

Extreme Mass from Quadruple Cage Architecture

The top quark is the heaviest known elementary particle at 172.76 GeV - approximately 185x the proton mass. This extraordinary mass arises from four nested geometric cages creating massive PSR chaining networks. The fullerene (C60-like) outermost cage alone contributes 60 eDP pairs, while the combined 96 cage vertices generate approximately 78,000x more mass than the bare up quark. The top quark decays before hadronization (lifetime ~5×10⁻²⁵ s), making it unique among quarks.

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Measurements

Central Charge Point
+qCP
Base Charge
+1
Effective Charge
+2/3 e
Spin eDP Motion
Helical (ZBW)
Extra hDP
None (up-type)
Cage 1
Tetrahedral (4v)
Cage 2
Icosahedral (12v)
Cage 3
Dodecahedral (20v)
Cage 4
Fullerene (60v)
Total Cage eDPs
96 pairs
Mass
172.76 GeV/c²
Lifetime
5×10⁻²⁵ s

Quadruple Nested Cages

Spin eDP Helical Motion

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