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    Which of the following far outnumber all of the other three in the universe? photons, neutrons, protons, neutinos?

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    Neutrinos. Do I get a prize? :P

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    Quote Originally Posted by LucasVB View Post
    Neutrinos. Do I get a prize? :P
    Is it more than the photons?

    I've see figures quoted of about 410 photons per cc, and 336 neutrinos per cc. The neutrino background, however, is tough to measure; so these numbers rely on theory and the early universe. The predicted ratio is, I think 9/11; and that fits those numbers.

    Ref: Precision Detection of the Cosmic Neutrino Background, by R.E. Lopez et. al, (Phy Rev Letters, Vol 82, No 20, 17 May 1999)

    Cheers -- Sylas

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    How-about a list of different kinds of particles?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_particles

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