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Nuclear & Particle Physics

W and Z Bosons

Massive elementary vector gauge bosons that mediate the weak nuclear interaction.

M_W ≈ 80.38 GeV/c², M_Z ≈ 91.19 GeV/c², Spin = 1 GeV/c² (Rest Mass Energy) Nuclear & Particle Physics

Weak Nuclear Force

The short-range fundamental interaction responsible for flavor-changing particle transformations, neutrino interactions, and radioactive…

Mediated by massive W⁺, W⁻, and Z⁰ gauge bosons Range ~ 10⁻¹⁸ m