W-boson

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Coined by Chinese physicists Tsung-Dao Lee and Yang Chen-Ning in 1960; the W is believed to stand for weak.

Noun

W-boson (plural W-bosons)

  1. (physics) a fundamental particle, a gauge boson, that, together with the Z-boson, mediates the weak nuclear force; it has a charge of ± 1

Translations

Swedish

Noun

W-boson c

  1. (physics) W-boson

Declension

Declension of W-boson 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative W-boson W-bosonen W-bosoner W-bosonerna
Genitive W-bosons W-bosonens W-bosoners W-bosonernas
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