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Summary A bosonic quantum associated with a gauge field: photons, gluons, and the W W W and Z Z Z bosons in the Standard Model.
Record metadata
Canonical name Gauge boson
Concept ID gauge_boson
Content version 2.3.0
Alternate terminology No alternate terminology is currently authored for this record.
Concept type Particle class Incoming relations (arrows to this concept) Each relation below ends at this concept.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Relation ID boson_to_gauge
Relation type Classification classification
Direction source β target
Endpoint roles source: Has subtype; target: Classified as
Authored annotation spin-one gauge boson Authored explanation Photons, gluons, and W W W and Z Z Z particles are gauge bosons.
How to interpret this relation type The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Relation ID elementary_to_gauge_boson
Relation type Classification classification
Direction source β target
Endpoint roles source: Has subtype; target: Classified as
Authored annotation elementary gauge bosons Authored explanation The Standard Model gauge bosons are elementary field quanta.
How to interpret this relation type The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.
Outgoing relations (arrows from this concept) Each relation below starts at this concept.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Relation ID gauge_to_gluon
Relation type Classification classification
Direction source β target
Endpoint roles source: Has subtype; target: Classified as
Authored annotation color gauge boson Authored explanation Gluons are the gauge bosons of QCD.
How to interpret this relation type The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Relation ID gauge_to_photon
Relation type Classification classification
Direction source β target
Endpoint roles source: Has subtype; target: Classified as
Authored annotation electromagnetic gauge boson Authored explanation The photon is the gauge boson of electromagnetism.
How to interpret this relation type The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Relation ID gauge_to_w
Relation type Classification classification
Direction source β target
Endpoint roles source: Has subtype; target: Classified as
Authored annotation charged weak gauge boson Authored explanation W + W^+ W + and W β W^- W β are massive charged weak gauge bosons.
How to interpret this relation type The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Relation ID gauge_to_z
Relation type Classification classification
Direction source β target
Endpoint roles source: Has subtype; target: Classified as
Authored annotation neutral weak gauge boson Authored explanation The Z Z Z is the massive neutral weak gauge boson.
How to interpret this relation type The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.