neutrino
elementary particle with extremely low mass that interacts only via the weak force and gravity
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Summary
neutrino is a type of quantum particle[1]. neutrino ranks in the top 3% of type of quantum particle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83,621 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: lepton[3], neutral particle[4]
- Commons category: Neutrinos[5]
- Interaction: weak interaction[6], gravity[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Neutrinos[8]
- Spin quantum number: 0.5[9]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10]
- Topic has template: Template:Subatomic particle/symbol/neutrino[11]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/neutrinos[12], https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/tags/neutrinos[13]
- Has characteristic: neutrino oscillation[14]
- Different from: neutron[15]
- Mass: 0.28 electronvolt per speed of light squared[16]
- Antiparticle: antineutrino[17]
- Electric charge: 0 elementary charge[18]
- Has superpartner: sneutrino[19]
- Studied by: neutrino physics[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
Body
Influence
Things named for neutrino include NEUTRINO[22], a software[23].
Why It Matters
neutrino has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] neutrino is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for neutrino include NEUTRINO[22], a software[23].