Physics:Quantum positron

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positron is a Book II topic in the Quantum Collection. The positron is the antiparticle of the electron. It has the same mass as the electron but positive electric charge[1] and appears in beta-plus decay, pair production, and electron-positron annihilation.[2][3] The positron is important historically and conceptually because it confirmed the existence of antimatter predicted by relativistic quantum theory. When a positron meets an electron, the pair can annihilate into photons, converting rest mass into radiation. Positrons appear in beta-plus decay, pair production, positronium, particle detectors, and positron-emission tomography.

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  1. ↑ "2022 CODATA Value: electron mass". NIST. 2024-05. https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/cuu/Value?me. 
  2. ↑ Dirac, P. A. M. (1928). "The quantum theory of the electron". Proceedings of the Royal Society A 117 (778): 610-624. doi:10.1098/rspa.1928.0023. 
  3. ↑ Anderson, C. D. (1933). "The Positive Electron". Physical Review 43 (6): 491-494. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.43.491. 


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