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29 May 12
Originally posted by AThousandYoungIs the heaviest of the leptons. And is, therefore, not made up of quarks and in fact, according to our current understanding of the subatomic world, not divisible at all. (Of course, that may change; we once thought the hadrons were indivisible, as well.)
And the tau?
Richard
30 May 12
Originally posted by Shallow BlueFunny part about leptons is, like the Tau, it can decay into a quark and other particles.
Is the heaviest of the leptons. And is, therefore, not made up of quarks and in fact, according to our current understanding of the subatomic world, not divisible at all. (Of course, that may change; we once thought the hadrons were indivisible, as well.)
Richard
30 May 12
Originally posted by sonhouseWorks the other way too, for example in beta decay you create leptons. The creation (destruction) of leptops is restricted through lepton number conservation (among other things).
Funny part about leptons is, like the Tau, it can decay into a quark and other particles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepton_number
30 May 12
Originally posted by KazetNagorraWhich one lasts longer, the muon or the tau, before they self destruct?
Works the other way too, for example in beta decay you create leptons. The creation (destruction) of leptops is restricted through lepton number conservation (among other things).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepton_number
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30 May 12
Originally posted by sonhouseGenerally in particle physics the heavier something is the more unstable and short lived it is.
Which one lasts longer, the muon or the tau, before they self destruct?
That's why you need big particle colliders to create the energies needed to create these heavy
particles that are often not otherwise seen in nature (or are very rare and hard to find) because
when created they rapidly decay.
31 May 12
Originally posted by KazetNagorraYou're joking.......right?
No. A proton is a composite particle consisting of three quarks (two up, one down). An antiproton is similar, but consists of two anti-up and one anti-down quark. The quarks are glued together by the strong nuclear force, transmitted through particles called gluons (like the photons that transmit electromagnetic interactions).
GRANNY.