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Is "Electron Transforms Into Neutrino" Erroneous?

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Is "Electron Transforms Into Neutrino" Erroneous?
« on: 09/02/2022 19:42:10 »
The electron does not transform into a neutrino.

e- -> νe + W-

is in error. It should read:

e- + νe + νe -> W- + νe

or Right Side = ud + νe
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Re: Is "Electron Transforms Into Neutrino" Erroneous?
« Reply #1 on: 09/02/2022 20:30:15 »
I don't know where you got the first equation, but electrons don't decay. Even if they did, they couldn't turn into a W- boson, as those are much more massive than electrons. The only way I could see an electron giving rise to a W- boson (other than virtual W- bosons, that is) is in a high energy collision.
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Re: Is "Electron Transforms Into Neutrino" Erroneous?
« Reply #2 on: 09/02/2022 22:37:33 »
Is "Electron Transforms Into Neutrino" Erroneous?
Yes, they seem to be another of the OP's errors.
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