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Anything that isn't a Hadron isn't part of the nucleus. As for as we know, this includes Bosons (force carriers, with the exception of virtual mesons) and Leptons (which do not interact via the Strong Force).

As only hadrons can interact via the strong force, and since the strong force (residual and fundamental), it makes sense that only hadrons and the force mediators (by a technicality) are part of (or can be part of) any nucleus. I'm unsure how this would work with any exotic matter (the Lambda, Upsilon, Omega, etc.), but I'm sure that the end result will be similar.

Basically...anything that isn't made of quarks (which make up hadrons) or gluons (which hold quarks together).

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