- 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:...
- physics,
lepton number (historically also
called lepton charge) is a
conserved quantum number representing the
difference between the
number of
leptons and...
- The
lepton,
plural lepta (Gr****: λεπτόν, λεπτά), is the name of
various fractional units of
currency used in the Gr****-speaking
world from
antiquity until...
- up
Lepton,
lepton,
leptón, or
lépton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term
lepton from the Gr**** λεπτός (meaning "small") may
refer to:
Lepton, one...
- 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...
- (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...
- The
Standard Model counts six
flavours of
quarks and six
flavours of
leptons. They are
conventionally parameterized with
flavour quantum numbers that...
-
elementary electric charge.
Electrons belong to the
first generation of the
lepton particle family, and are
generally thought to be
elementary particles because...
-
cosmological models of the Big Bang, the
lepton epoch was the
period in the
evolution of the
early universe in
which the
leptons dominated the m**** of the Universe...
-
charged leptons (electron, muon and tau
lepton) to the
gauge bosons are
expected to be identical, with the only
difference emerging from the
lepton m****es...
