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Is "Electron Transforms Into Neutrino" Erroneous?
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Is "Electron Transforms Into Neutrino" Erroneous?
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Is "Electron Transforms Into Neutrino" Erroneous?
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The electron does not transform into a neutrino.
e
-
-> ν
e
+ W
-
is in error. It should read:
e
-
+
ν
e
+ ν
e
-> W
-
+ ν
e
or Right Side =
u
d + ν
e
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Re: Is "Electron Transforms Into Neutrino" Erroneous?
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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?
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Is "Electron Transforms Into Neutrino" Erroneous?
Yes, they seem to be another of the OP's errors.
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