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Basics of Elementary Particles

A mind-map for the classification of elementary and composite particles in the field of Particle Physics.

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Basics of Elementary Particles

A mind-map for the classification of elementary and composite particles in the field of Particle Physics.

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Elementary

particles

Fundamental fermions (matter


particles)

Quarks (experience strong force)

+ charged

Up

Charm

Top

- charged
Proton (2 u and 1 d)
Baryons (3 quarks) (are fermions)
Neutron (2 d and 1 u)
Down

+ (u and anti-d)
Strange
Make up hadrons
Pions (strong nuclear force) 0 (u and anti-u or d and anti-d)
Bottom

- (d and anti-u)
Leptons (do not experience strong force)
Mesons (quark and anti-quark) (are bosons)
+ (u and anti-s)
Charged
Kaons 0 (d and anti-s)

Electron - (s and anti-u)

Muon

Tau

Uncharged

Electron neutrino

Muon neutrino

Tau neutrino

Guage bosons (force-carrying


particles)

Gluon (strong force)

Photon (electromagnetic force)

W boson (weak force)

Z boson (weak force)

Higgs boson (mass)

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