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muon

/'mjuɑn/

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noun
an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino
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mu-meson negative muon

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lepton

Definition that contains muon

qed a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons
positive muon the antiparticle of a muon; decays to positron and neutrino and antineutrino
quantum electrodynamics a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons
antimuon the antiparticle of a muon; decays to positron and neutrino and antineutrino