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Tau (particle)

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 spin of ⁠1/2⁠. Like the electron, the muon, and the three neutrinos, the tau is a lepton, and like all elementary particles with half-integer spin, the tau has a corresponding antiparticle of opposite…

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Antiparticle
Antitau (τ+ )
Color charge
None
Composition
Elementary particle
Discovered
Martin Lewis Perl et al. (1975)
Electric charge
−1 e‍
Family
Lepton

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Tau (particle)

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples15
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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Antiparticle · 1
Tau (particle) → Antitau (τ+ )
Color charge · 1
Tau (particle) → None
Composition · 1
Tau (particle) → Elementary particle
Discovered · 1
Tau (particle) → Martin Lewis Perl et al. (1975)
Electric charge · 1
Tau (particle) → −1 e‍
Family · 1
Tau (particle) → Lepton
Generation · 1
Tau (particle) → Third
Interactions · 1
Tau (particle) → Gravity, electromagnetic, weak
Mass · 1
Tau (particle) → 3.16754(21)×10−27 kg‍ 1776.86(12) MeV/c2‍
Mean lifetime · 1
Tau (particle) → 2.903(5)×10−13 s‍

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tau lepton electron mass decay particles called particle charge spin also elementary lifetime three energy charged neutrino martin lewis perl

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Tau (particle)AntiparticleAntitau (τ+ )1.00infobox
Tau (particle)Color chargeNone1.00infobox
Tau (particle)CompositionElementary particle1.00infobox
Tau (particle)DiscoveredMartin Lewis Perl et al. (1975)1.00infobox
Tau (particle)Electric charge−1 e‍1.00infobox
Tau (particle)FamilyLepton1.00infobox
Tau (particle)GenerationThird1.00infobox
Tau (particle)InteractionsGravity, electromagnetic, weak1.00infobox
Tau (particle)Mass3.16754(21)×10−27 kg‍ 1776.86(12) MeV/c2‍1.00infobox
Tau (particle)Mean lifetime2.903(5)×10−13 s‍1.00infobox
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Tau (particle)StatisticsFermionic1.00infobox
Tau (particle)Symbolτ−1.00infobox
Tau (particle)Weak hyperchargeLH: −1, RH: −21.00infobox
Tau (particle)Weak isospinLH: −⁠1/2⁠, RH: 01.00infobox

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