• ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Electricity is this world’s version of magic complete with arcane symbols and codexes only understood by wizards.

    Electron

    In the Standard Model of particle physics, electrons belong to the group of subatomic particles called leptons, which are believed to be fundamental or elementary particles. Electrons have the lowest mass of any charged lepton (or electrically charged particle of any type) and belong to the first-generation of fundamental particles. The second and third generation contain charged leptons, the muon and the tau, which are identical to the electron in charge, spin and interactions, but are more massive. Leptons differ from the other basic constituent of matter, the quarks, by their lack of strong interaction. All members of the lepton group are fermions because they all have half-odd integer spin; the electron has spin 1/2.

    • Willy@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      I seriously don’t think almost anyone understands electricity fully at this point. I’ve worked with some of the best electricians in the world and stumped them with questions. My father was and EE and while he claimed to know it all he couldn’t explain a damn thing. is there a real coherent theory?

      • SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml
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        3 months ago

        No we understand how it works pretty well. We just don’t know why it works or how the mechanisms work, that make electricity work