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fields and particles in particle physics
and in the standard model of particle physics:
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flavors of fundamental fermions in the standard model of particle physics: | |||
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generation of fermions | 1st generation | 2nd generation | 3d generation |
quarks () | |||
up-type | up quark () | charm quark () | top quark () |
down-type | down quark () | strange quark () | bottom quark () |
leptons | |||
charged | electron | muon | tauon |
neutral | electron neutrino | muon neutrino | tau neutrino |
bound states: | |||
mesons | light mesons: pion () ρ-meson () ω-meson () f1-meson a1-meson | strange-mesons: ϕ-meson (), kaon, K*-meson (, ) eta-meson () charmed heavy mesons: D-meson (, , ) J/ψ-meson () | bottom heavy mesons: B-meson () ϒ-meson () |
baryons | nucleons: proton neutron |
(also: antiparticles)
hadrons (bound states of the above quarks)
minimally extended supersymmetric standard model
bosinos:
dark matter candidates
Exotica
Besides the forces of electromagnetism and gravity there are two more fundamental gauge fields in the standard model of particle physics.
The weak nuclear force is described by a gauge field with gauge group the special unitary group (W-boson, Z-boson). It controls aspects of the beta decay.
The strong nuclear force is described by a gauge field with gauge group the special unitary group (QCD (gluon). It governs the interaction between quarks.
See also the references at:
See also:
Wikipedia, Weak interaction
Wikipedia, Strong interaction
Textbook account on weak nuclear force-mediated decays with an eye towards in flavour physics and flavour anomalies:
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