In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.

[Q]: A hypothetical method of decay for these particles involves breaking into a positron and a neutral pion and would have a half-life on the order of 10 to the 35 years. In astronomy, these particles are employed in a namesake chain located in the cores of stars in order to synthesis lighter elements. Particles of this type are typically composed of two up quarks and a single down quark and these particles make up about 90% of all cosmic rays. Discovered by Ernest Rutherford, for 10 points, identify this subatomic particles that contributes the positive charge of an atoms nucleus.
[A]: Science


[Q]: This ruler established a code which mandated that pavilions be owned by only one family and ordered the execution of the Duke of Biron partially for conspiring with Savoy, which was forced to surrender Bresse to him by the Treaty of Lyons. His other less known diplomacy includes sending the Duke of Mercoeur to sign the Peace of Vervins. His mistresses included Gabrielle dEstre, and he won major military victories at Arques and Ivry. His main advisor Maximilien de Bethune, the Duke of Sully, reformed the paulette and he was succeeded by his son by Marie de Medici, Louis XIII. FTP, name this French king who declared that Paris was worth a mass and signed the Edict of Nantes as the first Bourbon.
[A]: History


[Q]: This man's third symphony was originally composed for the 19 strings in the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and features a chaconne as its third movement. His trilogy of "portraits of nature" consists of The Light, The Canyon, and Itaipu, while his later symphonies include the Ginsberg-inspired Plutonian Ode and the Toltec. His eponymous six-movement chamber work includes the piece "Facades", which was drawn from his score to Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi. This man adapted the Hymn to the Sun and the Book of the Dead for the third of his "portrait" operas, Akhenaten. For 10 points, name this American minimalist who scored films like The Hours and The Truman Show.
[A]:
Fine Arts