Is the Spin and Charge of an Elementary Particle Related?
Most recent answer: 04/10/2012
Q:
Is spin of the elementary particle is the cause of electric charge ?
- Amrit (age 16)
Purnea, Bihar, India
- Amrit (age 16)
Purnea, Bihar, India
A:
No the two quantities are completely independent. For example the spin of both electrons and neutrinos is 1/2 h-bar whereas they have different charges. Similarly the electric charge of an electron and a pi-minus meson are both -1 e whereas the spin of the meson is zero.
LeeH
LeeH
(published on 04/10/2012)