gauge boson

Noun
  1. A particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles (synset 109310321)
    is a type of: boson - any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons
    subtypes:
    • gluon - a gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks
    • graviton - a gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak) gravitational interactions between particles
    • intermediate vector boson - a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles
    • photon - a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle

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