tau neutrino

noun

, Physics.

1. a hypothetical type of neutrino that would obey a conservation law together with the tau lepton, with the total number of tau leptons and tau neutrinos minus the total number of their antiparticles remaining constant.

tau neutrino

noun

1. physics a type of neutrino associated with tau particles

tau neutrino

/ tou,tô /

1. A type of neutrino associated with the tau particle, often created in particle interactions involving tau particles (such as the decay of these particles). The tau neutrino has a mass of zero or near zero, and has no electric charge.
2. See more at neutrinoSee Table at subatomic particle

Example Sentences

The three known varieties of neutrinos — electron neutrinos, muon neutrinos and tau neutrinos — can transform, or oscillate, from one type to another as they travel.

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