factorids

Factorids are a hypothetical class of elementary particles that are proposed to mediate the strong nuclear force. The term "factorid" is not a standard or widely recognized term in particle physics. Current scientific understanding attributes the strong nuclear force to the exchange of gluons between quarks. Gluons are the fundamental force carriers of the strong interaction, binding quarks together to form protons and neutrons, and subsequently holding atomic nuclei together. The development of the Standard Model of particle physics, which includes quarks and gluons, has been highly successful in describing the behavior of fundamental particles and their interactions. While theoretical frameworks can explore various possibilities for fundamental forces and particles, the concept of factorids as distinct mediators of the strong force does not align with the established and experimentally verified descriptions of quantum chromodynamics. The term may originate from a specific theoretical proposal or a less common area of research, but it is not part of mainstream particle physics discourse.