Talk:Leptoquark

X and Y bosons[edit]

How about merging Leptoquarks and X and Y bosons just like in german Wikipedia?--Ernsts (talk) 23:11, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Definition/description unclear[edit]

In the definition/description "given a generation" in "that carry information between quarks and leptons given a generation and allowing quarks and leptons to interact" is unclear. Perhaps it should be "of a given generation"? PJTraill (talk) 11:18, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Typology[edit]

Several kinds of leptoquarks, depending on their electric charge, can be considered:

Q=5/3: Such a LQ decays into up-type quarks (u2/3, c2/3, t2/3) and charged leptons (e−, μ−, τ−).
Q=2/3: LQ decays into up-type quarks and neutrinos (or antineutrinos), and/or to down-type quarks (d−1/3, s−1/3, b−1/3) and charged leptons.
Q=−1/3: LQ decays into down-type quarks and (anti)neutrinos, and/or to up-type quark and a charged antilepton.
Q=−4/3: LQ decays into down-type quarks and charged antileptons.

Am I missing something, or is this reversing leptons and antileptons? An up-type quark + a charged lepton would be 2⁄3 + -1 = -1⁄3, while an up-type quark plus a charged antilepton would be 2⁄3 + 1 = 5⁄3. I'm going to edit this section XinaNicole (talk) 04:49, 25 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]