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minus-squareTechnus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·9 months agoWhat is a particle species in this context? I’ve never seen “species” used in the context of particle physics before.
minus-squareThembo McBembo@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months ago“electron” would be one example of a particle species
minus-squareTechnus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoDoes it include the corresponding antiparticle?
minus-squaredanhab99@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoI think it’s called a positron. It’s just an anti-negative or positive excitation of the electric field.
minus-squareTechnus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoI was talking generally. I know what a positron is.
What is a particle species in this context? I’ve never seen “species” used in the context of particle physics before.
“electron” would be one example of a particle species
Does it include the corresponding antiparticle?
I think it’s called a positron. It’s just an anti-negative or positive excitation of the electric field.
I was talking generally. I know what a positron is.
No