WHAT ARE LEPTONS?

Universe Today ^ | 1 Dec, 2016 | Matt Williams

[MtnClimber]

During the 19th and 20th centuries, physicists began to probe deep into the nature of matter and energy. In so doing, they quickly realized that the rules which govern them become increasingly blurry the deeper one goes. Whereas the predominant theory used to be that all matter was made up of indivisible atoms, scientists began to realize that atoms are themselves composed of even smaller particles.

From these investigations, the Standard Model of Particle Physics was born. According to this model, all matter in the Universe is composed of two kinds of particles: hadrons – from which Large Hadron Collider (LHC) gets its name – and leptons. Where hadrons are composed of other elementary particles (quarks, anti-quarks, etc), leptons are elementary particles that exist on their own.

[MtnClimber]

I think 0bama and hillary have leptons for brains.

[doc1019]

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[Secret Agent Man]

The Jetsons next door neighbors? /rim shot

[LonePalm]

They are similar to morons and peons but with less mass.

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[BenLurkin]

Confusing as all get out.

That’s what they are.

[dr_lew]

My takeaway:

If you're over 50 and you eat this carb you will never lose belly fat.

[Cementjungle]

We need to find a way to tax the little suckers.

[lysie]

Ping. :-)

[KarlInOhio]

Lepton? That's how I felt when my cat decided that the most comfortable place in the house was my chest.

[dr_lew]

Well, it’s electrons and friends. Electrons are our friends, are they not? Hand’s down the most familiar of the elementary particles.

[mumblypeg]

Obviously, Leptons are little robot leprechauns.
Armies of Leptons are surging over the borders, taking the jobs and depressing the wages of regular leprechauns.
They must be stopped!

[roadcat]

leptons are elementary particles that exist on their own.

Sort of like true conservatives. We don't exist on government handouts, existing on our own means.

[Hostage]

I was told they were human fodder left over after a Kangaroo stampede.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Leptons and hadrons and mesons! Oh, my!

[Fungi]

Illegal electrons? Wait, it is a Leptonia species spelled incorrectly. .

[Bullish]

I think 0bama and hillary have leptons for brains.

They run around acting like they have no brains at all. Just babbling mouths.

[Paladin2]

Do not be fooled by the spellings. Leftons are Morons who voted for H->.

[dp0622]

When he incur nerve damage, are these smaller parts of a nerve cell damaged also.

ARE they parts of a nerve cell?

Everything’s made up of atoms, right?

Shaky in this area.

[Paladin2]

Not plasma.