Lepton
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
A lepton is a spin 1/2 elementary particle that is not subject to the strong nuclear force, such as an electron, muon or neutrino.[1] Leptons can be charged as in the case of the electron (e−), muon (μ−) and tau (τ−) (all negatively charged), and the corresponding antileptons (all positively charged), or can be neutral like the electron neutrino (νe) or tau neutrino (ντ). Having spin 1/2, all leptons are fermions.[2]
References
- ↑ Helen R. Quinn, Yossi Nir (2010). The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter. Princeton University Press, p. 98. ISBN 1400835712.
- ↑ Don Lincoln (2004). Understanding the universe: from quarks to the cosmos. World Scientific, p. 143. ISBN 9812387056.