Icon class icon_class fas fa-quote-left icon_class_computed fas fa-quote-left Related content Lepton flavours and generations The lepton Package Diagram so far Updated lepton Package Diagram Source Wikipedia Copyright information Text from Wikipedia and Wiktionary web pages quoted for educational purposes is subject to the Wikipedia Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike Licence Snippet kind INFO Previous snippet There are six types of leptons, known as flavours, grouped in three generations. Full quote The first-generation leptons, also called electronic leptons, comprise the electron ( e−) and the electron neutrino ( νe); URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepton Next snippet the second are the muonic leptons, comprising the muon ( μ− ) and the muon neutrino ( ν μ); Related snippets Related snippets (backlinks) and the third are the tauonic leptons, comprising the tau ( τ− ) and the tau neutrino ( ν τ) Leptons have various intrinsic properties, including electric charge, spin, and mass. Unlike quarks, however, leptons are not subject to the strong interaction, but they are subject to the other three fundamental interactions: gravitation, the weak interaction, and to electromagnetism ... electromagnetism ... is proportional to charge, and is thus zero for the electrically neutral neutrinos. For every lepton flavor, there is a corresponding type of antiparticle, known as an antilepton, that differs from the lepton only in that some of its properties have equal magnitude but opposite sign. According to certain theories, neutrinos may be their own antiparticle. It is not currently known whether this is the case. Visit also Visit also (backlinks) Flags
