I'm curious about the charge of a tau particle. I want to know its electrical charge value, as it's an important property that helps us understand how it interacts with other particles in the universe.
6 answers
Lucia
Mon Nov 18 2024
The tauon, a type of lepton, is inherently unstable.
Daniele
Mon Nov 18 2024
Tau particles possess a charge of -1 and are denoted as τ–.
SoulWhisper
Mon Nov 18 2024
In contrast, antimatter particles exhibit opposite charges to their corresponding matter particles.
SumoStrength
Mon Nov 18 2024
Anti-tauons, being the antimatter counterparts of tauons, carry a charge of +1 and are represented as τ+.
Stefano
Sun Nov 17 2024
This instability leads to the tauon undergoing a process known as decay.