The tau (τ), also called the tau lepton, tau particle, tauon or tau electron, is an elementary particle similar to the electron, with negative electric...

particle, which is not composed of other particles (for example, quarks; or electrons, muons, and tau particles, which are called leptons). Particle physics...

The tau neutrino or tauon neutrino is an elementary particle which has the symbol ν τ and zero electric charge. Together with the tau (τ), it forms the...

whereas muons and taus can only be produced in high-energy collisions (such as those involving cosmic rays and those carried out in particle accelerators)...

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critic for The New Republic. The tau lepton (τ, also called the tau particle, tauon or simply tau) is an elementary particle similar to the electron, with...

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In particle physics, an elementary particle or fundamental particle is a subatomic particle that is not composed of other particles. The Standard Model...

new-TREE-noh; denoted by the Greek letter ν) is a fermion (an elementary particle with spin of ⁠ 1 /2⁠) that interacts only via the weak interaction and...

Higgs boson, sometimes called the Higgs particle, is an elementary particle in the Standard Model of particle physics produced by the quantum excitation...