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No, neutrinos are mediated by weak interactions, Photons are mediated by electromagnetic interactions.

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What is a solar neutrinos?

Solar neutrinos are electron neutrinos that are in the sun. The sun is what produces nuclear fusion.


What part of the Sun do neutrinos originate?

The core.


How can neutrino oscillation explain the solar neutrino problem?

The solar neutrino problem relates to the discrepancy between the proportions of the different flavours of neutrinos emitted by the sun in the theoretical model as opposed to experimental measurements. Whilst the sun primarily emitts electron neutrinos, neutrino observatories such as SNO+ detected neutrinos in roughly equal proportions of the three flavours; furthermore the quantity of electron neutrinos detected was less than the theoretically predicted value. Both of these can be explained by neutrino oscillation - in which the neutrinos alter their mass to change their flavour (ie. an electron neutrinos gain mass to change to a muon neutrino). This would also explain the relative lack of electron neutrinos, thus solving the solar neutrino problem!


How do pions decay into muons?

Negatively charged pions decay into muons and muon anti-neutrinos via the weak nuclear interaction. The probability of such a decay occurring is approximately 99.98%. Muons can also decay into electrons and electron anti-neutrinos, but the probability of such a thing occurring is only about 0.012% Positively charged mouns decay into anti-muons and muon neutrinos instead. Neutral pions decay into either two photons or a photon and one electron and one positron. One decay of a negatively charged pion produces one muon and one muon anti-neutrino.


Are neutrinos their own antiparticles?

Answer 1There are three different types of neutrinos. Each one is associated with its own antiparticle, but is not an antiparticle itself. Answer 2Particle and antiparticle are distinguished by their charges. The positron, for example, the antiparticle of the negatively charged electron, is positively charged. The neutrino, on the other hand, is electrically neutral-the prerequisite for the ability of being its own antiparticle. However, I assume that the antiparticles of neutrinos are neutrinos with opposite spinning direction.

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How do photons carry electromagnetism?

Photons are the carrier particles of the electromagnetic force. They do not possess an electric charge but have both energy and momentum, allowing them to transfer the electromagnetic force between charged particles. This transfer occurs through the electromagnetic field interaction mediated by photons.


What is mediated quasi-interaction?

Mediated quasi-interaction is one of the three categories created by John B.Thompson. This particular group is based on monologic communication, the opposite of dialogic (two sided conversation)- things such as television and radio can be described as mediated quasi-interaction


Why do neutrinos rarely interact with normal matter?

Neutrinos have little mass and no charge, thus they have little interaction with heavier charged matter.


What is weak interaction?

The weak interaction is one of the four fundamental forces in nature, responsible for processes such as beta decay in radioactive elements. It is called "weak" because it is relatively weaker in strength compared to the electromagnetic and strong nuclear forces. The weak interaction is mediated by particles called W and Z bosons.


What type of electromagnetic wave is exhibited by letter f?

There isn't a type of electromagnetic wave described by the letter f. There are, however, fictitious f-rays which are beams of neutrinos.


What are particles that move quickly away from the sun's surface called?

Photons. (In the form of electromagnetic radiation)


What is charge of property and what is seller's charge and buyer's charge?

Electric charge is a fundamental conserved property of some subatomic particles, which determines their electromagnetic interaction. Electrically charged matter is influenced by, and produces, electromagnetic fields. The interaction between a moving charge and an electromagnetic field is the source of the electromagnetic force, which is one of the four fundamental forces. Electric charge is a fundamental conserved property of some subatomic particles, which determines their electromagnetic interaction. Electrically charged matter is influenced by, and produces, electromagnetic fields. The interaction between a moving charge and an electromagnetic field is the source of the electromag


Give three dfferences between gravity and electronmagnetic forces?

Gravity and electromagnetic forces differ in that gravitational force is the result of mass interaction and electromagnetic forces are the result of charge interaction.


Which particles are the least attracted to each other?

Particles that are neutral, such as neutrinos and photons, are the least attracted to each other since they do not have electric charge. This lack of charge means they do not experience electromagnetic forces of attraction or repulsion like charged particles do.


What particles do the strong and weak nuclear forces act on?

The strong nuclear force is mediated by the gluon and acts on both quarks and gluons themselves. The most common examples of the strong nuclear force are the binding of quarks to form protons and neutrons, and the binding of quarks to form mesons, which in turn are the particles that hold the protons and neutrons together in the nucleus. The weak nuclear force is mediated by the W+, W-, and Z bosons and acts on all 6 flavors of quarks: up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom; and all 6 flavors of leptons: electrons, electron neutrinos, muons, muon neutrinos, taus, and tau neutrinos.


How much energy is carried away from a supernova in the form of neutrinos compared to the energy a supernova emits in the form of electromagnetic radiation?

Neutrinos carry away about 99% of the energy released during a supernova explosion, while only about 1% is emitted in the form of electromagnetic radiation (such as visible light, X-rays, and gamma rays). Neutrinos are able to escape the dense core of the collapsing star, carrying a significant amount of energy with them.


Vision is what type of energy?

Vision is not any type of energy. Vision can detect the visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum by the interaction of electromagnetic waves with chemical compounds; this interaction then results in electrical impulses being sent to the brain.