Associations to the word «Muon»

Wiktionary

MUON, noun. An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 209 times greater.
MUON NEUTRINO, noun. A leptonic elementary particle having about half the mass of an electron and no charge.
MUON NEUTRINOS, noun. Plural of muon neutrino

Dictionary definition

MUON, noun. An elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley