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Lepton

Leptons are a family of elementary particles, alongside quarks and gauge bosons (also known as force carriers). Like quarks, leptons are fermions (spin (physics)|spin- particles) and are subject to the electromagnetic force, the gravitational force, and weak interaction. But unlike quarks, leptons do not participate in the strong interaction. There are six ''flavour (particle physics)|flavours'' of leptons, forming three ''Generation (particle physics)|generations''. The first generation is the ''electronic leptons'', comprising the electrons (), and electron neutrinos (); the second is the ''muonic leptons'', comprising muons (), and muon neutrinos (); and the third is the ''tauonic leptons'', comprising tauons (), and tauon neutrinos (). Each lepton has a corresponding antiparticle – these antiparticles are known as ''antileptons''. Leptons are an important part of the Standard Model, especially the electrons which are one of the components of atoms, alongside protons and neutrons. Exotic atoms with muons and tauons instead of electrons can also be synthesized.

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- The ''Particle Data Group'' who compile authoritative information on particle properties.
- Leptons a small summary of leptons from the Georgia State University. Category:Leptons| Category:Fundamental physics concepts simple:Lepton

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