Difference between revisions of "Lepton"

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Meaning

Leptons are a type of fermion which are unaffected by the strong nuclear interaction.

About Leptons

Leptons are fundamental particles as they are not made of any smaller particles.

Leptons include:

Electron - A type of lepton with a mass of 9.11x10^-31kg and a charge of -1.60x10^-19 Coulombs.
Muon - A type of lepton often referred to as a 'heavy electron' same charge as an electron (-1.60x10^-19) Coulombs but a mass 206 times the mass of an electron.
Neutrino - A type of lepton with zero charge and negligible mass.

Leptons are affected by the:

Conserved Quantities

Lepton	Charge/e	Strangeness	Baryon Number	Lepton Number
Electron	\(Q=-1\)	\(S=0\)	\(B=0\)	\(L=+1\)
Muon	\(Q=-1\)	\(S=0\)	\(B=0\)	\(L=+1\)
Tauon	\(Q=-1\)	\(S=0\)	\(B=0\)	\(L=+1\)
Neutrino	\(Q=0\)	\(S=0\)	\(B=0\)	\(L=+1\)
Positron	\(Q=+1\)	\(S=0\)	\(B=0\)	\(L=-1\)
Antimuon	\(Q=+1\)	\(S=0\)	\(B=0\)	\(L=-1\)
Antitauon	\(Q=+1\)	\(S=0\)	\(B=0\)	\(L=-1\)
Antineutrino	\(Q=0\)	\(S=0\)	\(B=0\)	\(L=-1\)

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 : '''Leptons''' are [[Fundamental Particle|fundamental particles]] as they are not made of any smaller [[particle]]s.
 : '''Leptons''' include:
-:*[[Electron]] - A type of [[lepton]] with a [[mass]] of 9.11x10<sup>-31</sup> and a [[Electrical Charge|charge]] of -1.60x10<sup>-19</sup>.
+:*[[Electron]] - A type of [[lepton]] with a [[mass]] of 9.11x10<sup>-31</sup>kg and a [[Electrical Charge|charge]] of -1.60x10<sup>-19</sup> [[Coulomb]]s.
-:*[[Muon]] - A type of [[lepton]] often referred to as a 'heavy electron' same [[Electrical Charge|charge]] as an [[electron]] (-1.60x10<sup>-19</sup>) but a [[mass]] 206 times the [[mass]] of an [[electron]].
+:*[[Muon]] - A type of [[lepton]] often referred to as a 'heavy electron' same [[Electrical Charge|charge]] as an [[electron]] (-1.60x10<sup>-19</sup>) [[Coulomb]]s but a [[mass]] 206 times the [[mass]] of an [[electron]].
 :*[[Neutrino]] - A type of [[lepton]] with zero [[Electrical Charge|charge]] and negligible [[mass]].
 : '''Leptons''' are affected by the:
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 :*[[Electromagnetic Interaction]]
 :*[[Gravitational Interaction]]
+===Conserved Quantities===
+{| border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse"
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|'''Lepton'''
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|[[Electrical Charge|'''Charge''']]/[[Elementary Charge|e]]
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|'''[[Strangeness]]'''
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|'''[[Conservation of Baryon Number|Baryon Number]]'''
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|'''[[Conservation of Lepton Number|Lepton Number]]'''
+|-
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
+[[Electron]]
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=-1</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=+1</math>
+|-
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
+[[Muon]]
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=-1</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=+1</math>
+|-
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
+[[Tauon]]
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=-1</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=+1</math>
+|-
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
+[[Neutrino]]
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=+1</math>
+|-
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
+[[Positron]]
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=+1</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=-1</math>
+|-
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
+[[Antimuon]]
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=+1</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=-1</math>
+|-
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
+[[Antitauon]]
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=+1</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=-1</math>
+|-
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
+[[Antineutrino]]
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
+| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=-1</math>
+|}