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The Standard Model of [[particle physics]] is a theoretical framework describing all of the known elementary particles and three of the four forces that govern them. | The Standard Model of [[particle physics]] is a theoretical framework describing all of the known elementary particles and three of the four forces that govern them. | ||
== Year of discovery of each member == | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!| Family || Particle || Year of discovery | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="6"| Quarks | |||
|Up | |||
|1968 | |||
|- | |||
|Down | |||
|1968 | |||
|- | |||
|Charm | |||
|1974 | |||
|- | |||
|Strange | |||
|1968 | |||
|- | |||
|Top | |||
|1995 | |||
|- | |||
|Bottom | |||
|1977 | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="6"| Leptons | |||
|Electron | |||
|1897 | |||
|- | |||
|Electron neutrino | |||
|1956 | |||
|- | |||
|Muon | |||
|1936 | |||
|- | |||
|Muon neutrino | |||
|1962 | |||
|- | |||
|Tau | |||
|1975 | |||
|- | |||
|Tau neutrino | |||
|2000 | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="4"| Gauge bosons | |||
|Photon | |||
|1905 / 1923 | |||
|- | |||
|Gluon | |||
|1978 | |||
|- | |||
|W(±) | |||
|1983 | |||
|- | |||
|Z | |||
|1983 | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="1"| Scalar boson | |||
|Higgs | |||
|2012 | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Science]] | [[Category:Science]] | ||
[[Category:Particle physics]] | [[Category:Particle physics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:14, 3 March 2020
The Standard Model of particle physics is a theoretical framework describing all of the known elementary particles and three of the four forces that govern them.
Year of discovery of each member
| Family | Particle | Year of discovery |
|---|---|---|
| Quarks | Up | 1968 |
| Down | 1968 | |
| Charm | 1974 | |
| Strange | 1968 | |
| Top | 1995 | |
| Bottom | 1977 | |
| Leptons | Electron | 1897 |
| Electron neutrino | 1956 | |
| Muon | 1936 | |
| Muon neutrino | 1962 | |
| Tau | 1975 | |
| Tau neutrino | 2000 | |
| Gauge bosons | Photon | 1905 / 1923 |
| Gluon | 1978 | |
| W(±) | 1983 | |
| Z | 1983 | |
| Scalar boson | Higgs | 2012 |
