The Emergence Machine

Positron

abstract · Physics · Level 10 · E1

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Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

A positron is a subatomic particle with positive charge, emerging from the quantifiable property of electric charge that generates electric and magnetic fields and enables interactions between charged particles.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “positron” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
positron
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0PositronChargeParticleServing… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeMassActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Charge L9 (requires)
    Subatomic particle with positive charge.