- physics, a
lepton is an
elementary particle of half-integer spin (spin 1/2) that does not
undergo strong interactions. Two main
classes of
leptons exist:...
- The tau (τ), also
called the tau
lepton, tau
particle or tauon, is an
elementary particle similar to the electron, with
negative electric charge and a...
- physics,
lepton number (historically also
called lepton charge) is a
conserved quantum number representing the
difference between the
number of
leptons and...
- up
Lepton,
lepton,
leptón, or
lépton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term
lepton from the Gr**** λεπτός (meaning "Easy") may
refer to:
Lepton, one...
- The
lepton, dual lepto,
plural lepta (Gr****: λεπτόν, λεπτώ, λεπτά), is the name of
various fractional units of
currency used in the Gr****-speaking world...
- (zero
total lepton number and
baryon number) to
begin with
before the annihilation—one
lepton minus one
antilepton equals zero net
lepton number—and this...
- 1/2 ħ, but with a much
greater m****. It is
classified as a
lepton. As with
other leptons, the muon is not
thought to be
composed of any
simpler particles...
- The
Standard Model counts six
flavours of
quarks and six
flavours of
leptons. They are
conventionally parameterized with
flavour quantum numbers that...
- example, quarks; or electrons, muons, and tau particles,
which are
called leptons).
Particle physics and
nuclear physics study these particles and how they...
- who won the
Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1995 for his
discovery of the tau
lepton. Perl was born in New York City, New York. His parents, Fay (née Resenthal)...
