What does antilepton mean?
Antilepton means (particle physics) The antiparticle of a lepton..
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(particle physics) The antiparticle of a lepton..
When a W⁺ boson decays into a positron and a neutrino, lepton number is conserved because the W⁺ boson is a non-lepton, the neutrino is a lepton, and the positron is an antilepton. Likewise, when a W⁻ boson decays into an electron and an antineutrino, lepton number is conserved because the W⁻ boson is a non-lepton, the electron is a lepton, and the antineutrino is an antilepton.
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Antilepton means (particle physics) The antiparticle of a lepton..
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When a W⁺ boson decays into a positron and a neutrino, lepton number is conserved because the W⁺ boson is a non-lepton, the neutrino is a lepton, and the positron is an antilepton. Likewise, when a W⁻ boson decays into an electron and an antineutrino, lepton number is conserved because the W⁻ boson is a non-lepton, the electron is a lepton, and the antineutrino is an antilepton.
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