Pseudoscalar Quindecuplet for usdc Quarks
By Daniel Boyce, August, 2023
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usepackage{tikz-3dplot}\begin{document}% Constants\newcommand*{\rtop}{3}% Radius of top level\newcommand*{\rmid}{5}% Radius of middle level\newcommand*{\rbot}{3}% Radius of bottom level\newcommand*{\h}{4}% Height difference between levels% Particle Ball\newcommand\particle[1]{%\begin{tikzpicture}\filldraw[shading=ball,ball color=white!100!black] (0,0) circle(0.4);\node at (0,0) {#1};\end{tikzpicture}}\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.9]% Coordinate System of the Quarks\draw[->] ({-\rmid-4},0,0) --({-\rmid-2},0,0) node[below] {Charge};\draw[->] ({-\rmid-4},0,0) -- ({-\rmid-4},0,-2) node[above right] {Strangeness};\draw[->] ({-\rmid-4},0,0) -- ({-\rmid-4},2,0) node[right] {Charm};% Coordinates% Top Level\coordinate (cs) at ({\rtop*cos(90)},\h,{-\rtop*sin(90)});\coordinate (cu) at ({\rtop*cos(225)},\h,{-\rtop*sin(225)});\coordinate (cd) at ({\rtop*cos(315)},\h,{-\rtop*sin(315)});% Middle Level\coordinate (ud) at ({\rmid*cos(0)},0,{-\rmid*sin(0)});\coordinate (us) at ({\rmid*cos(60)},0,{-\rmid*sin(60)});\coordinate (ds) at ({\rmid*cos(120)},0,{-\rmid*sin(120)});\coordinate (du) at ({\rmid*cos(180)},0,{-\rmid*sin(180)});\coordinate (su) at ({\rmid*cos(240)},0,{-\rmid*sin(240)});\coordinate (sd) at ({\rmid*cos(300)},0,{-\rmid*sin(300)});\coordinate (uudd2ss) at (-0.8,0,0);\coordinate (uudd) at (0,0,0);