Nuclear and Particle Physics
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A
AntineutrinoThe antiparticle corresponding to a neutrino. | |
AntiquarkThe antiparticle corresponding to a quark. | |
AtomThe basic unit of an element. | |
B
BaryonA type of hadron whose ordinary examples, such as protons and neutrons, contain three valence quarks. | |
BosonA particle with integer spin; several bosons act as force carriers. | |
E
Electromagnetic forceThe interaction acting between electrically charged particles. | |
ElectronA negatively charged fundamental particle found outside the nucleus. | |
F
FermionA particle with half-integer spin; fundamental fermions include quarks and leptons. | |
FlavourThe type of quark, such as up, down, strange, charm, top, or bottom. | |
Fundamental forceOne of the basic interactions through which particles influence one another. | |