vector boson

noun
1.
intermediate vector boson.
Examples from the web for vector boson
  • Extend this approach to vector boson fusion processes.
  • The intermediate vector boson theory of weak interactions is discussed also.
  • Events consistent with a heavy object decaying to a vector boson and a jet are selected.
vector boson in Science
vector boson  
One of the four subatomic particles that mediate the four fundamental forces. The particles and their corresponding forces are: the photon and the electromagnetic force, the graviton and the gravitational force, the intermediate vector boson and the weak nuclear force, and the gluon and the strong nuclear force. The graviton has yet to be isolated in an experiment.