W boson 1

noundomain: natural obj.
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either of two charged intermediate vector bosons that have a positive or a negative charge and a mass about 157,350 times that of the electron.

  • 1.The two W bosons are best known as mediators of neutrino absorption and emission, where their charge is associated with electron or positron emission or absorption, always causing nuclear transmutation.

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