HyperDic: gauge_boson

English > 1 sense of the expression gauge boson:
NOUNobjectgauge bosona particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles
English > gauge boson: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles.
NarrowergluonA gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks
gravitonA gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak) gravitational interactions between particles
intermediate vector bosonA gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles
photonA quantum of electromagnetic radiation
BroaderbosonAny particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle

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