Small note: at 3:09 I say "tau particle," but I drew a muon! A better example would have been to show the electron changing into an electron neutrino, and the exchange particle would be a W- boson.
but should the emission at 9:25 be like a W- boson, then it creates a pair of electron- positrons, then the positron releases a W+ boson and turns into its respective neutrino? Also great explanation nevertheless
This is a great question! I believe the reaction you described doesn't occur because the W+ boson cannot be a final product. Exchange particles are intermediary particles occurring "between" two real particles. So the W+ would need to decay into two more particles with a positive net charge in order to conserve total charge. I don't believe beta decays have other products (except maybe a photon) occurring alongside the neutrino, beta particle, and quark. But I'm not an expert in this, and if you know of some counterexamples, I'd *love* to read any link/article you could share!
Small note: at 3:09 I say "tau particle," but I drew a muon! A better example would have been to show the electron changing into an electron neutrino, and the exchange particle would be a W- boson.
.a real pedagogical accomplishment....in a very dark matter...
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Thanks really enjoyed that.
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but should the emission at 9:25 be like a W- boson, then it creates a pair of electron- positrons, then the positron releases a W+ boson and turns into its respective neutrino? Also great explanation nevertheless
This is a great question! I believe the reaction you described doesn't occur because the W+ boson cannot be a final product. Exchange particles are intermediary particles occurring "between" two real particles. So the W+ would need to decay into two more particles with a positive net charge in order to conserve total charge. I don't believe beta decays have other products (except maybe a photon) occurring alongside the neutrino, beta particle, and quark. But I'm not an expert in this, and if you know of some counterexamples, I'd *love* to read any link/article you could share!
What particle is emitted at 8:36? Photon or W- boson?