Talk:Real neutral particle

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This article states, "In physics, a real neutral particle is a particle that is its own antiparticle. The spin, electromagnetic charge, weak charge, and strong charge of such a particle must be zero. An example is the photon."

However, photons have spin 1 and it's not obvious from the internal logic of the phrasing how to correct the error (just that there is one).

Could a physics expert please reword this to be correct? A bonus, of course, for expanding it as well.

Thanks!

--Kharhaz 10:46, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

The "spin" statement is just wrong. I will try to fix it. HEL 17:31, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Ah, someone fixed that already. But there's another problem: the weak charges of the neutral pion and the neutralino are not zero. The Z boson is also its own antiparticle. The neutral kaon is not its own antiparticle. HEL 17:33, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reference?

A quick google search doesn't find any use of this term. Can anyone provide a reference where this term is used? Mjamja (talk) 03:36, 27 April 2008 (UTC)