Particle physics 101
Absolute minimum... (Well, until proven otherwise, of course!)
Elementary particles
Quarks (fermions) :
N:
up
Sy:
u
M:
2.2 MeV/c
2
C:
2/3
S:
1/2
N:
charm
Sy:
c
M:
1.280 GeV/c
2
C:
2/3
S:
1/2
N:
top
Sy:
t
M:
173.1 GeV/c
2
C:
2/3
S:
1/2
N:
down
Sy:
d
M:
4.8 MeV/c
2
C:
-1/3
S:
1/2
N:
strange
Sy:
s
M:
96 MeV/c
2
C:
-1/3
S:
1/2
N:
bottom
Sy:
b
M:
4.18 GeV/c
2
C:
-1/3
S:
1/2
Leptons (fermions) :
N:
electron
neutrino
Sy:
ν
e
M:
<2.2 eV/c
2
C:
0
S:
1/2
N:
muon
neutrino
Sy:
ν
μ
M:
<0.17 MeV/c
2
C:
0
S:
1/2
N:
tau
neutrino
Sy:
ν
τ
M:
<15.5 MeV/c
2
C:
0
S:
1/2
N:
electron
Sy:
e
M:
0.511 MeV/c
2
C:
-1
S:
1/2
N:
muon
Sy:
μ
M:
105.7 MeV/c
2
C:
-1
S:
1/2
N:
tau
Sy:
τ
M:
1.777 GeV/c
2
C:
-1
S:
1/2
Gauge bosons :
N:
photon
Sy:
γ
M:
0 eV/c
2
C:
0
S:
1
N:
gluon
Sy:
g
M:
0 eV/c
2
C:
0
S:
1
N:
Z boson
Sy:
z
0
M:
91.19 GeV/c
2
C:
0
S:
1
N:
W boson
Sy:
w
-
M:
80.39 GeV/c
2
C:
±1
S:
1
Fundamental interactions
Overview :
strong interaction
T:
QCD
M:
gluons
RS:
10
38
LDB:
1
Rng:
10
-15
weak interaction
T:
EWT
M:
W & Z bosons
RS:
10
25
LDB:
1/r * e
-m
W,Z
*r
Rng:
10
-18
electro-magnetic
T:
QED
M:
photons
RS:
10
36
LDB:
1/r
2
Rng:
∞
gravitation
T:
GR
M:
gravitons (hypothetical)
RS:
1
LDB:
1/r
2
Rng:
∞