Statements (95)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:Physics |
| gptkbp:can_detect |
its decay products
|
| gptkbp:charging_method |
±1
|
| gptkbp:charging_time |
+1
positive or negative ±1 e +1 or -1 |
| gptkbp:components |
the electroweak interaction
|
| gptkbp:contributes_to |
gptkb:beta_decay
|
| gptkbp:decay |
leptonic and hadronic channels
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:1983
UA1 and UA2 collaborations |
| gptkbp:discovery |
gptkb:CERN
confirmation of electroweak unification |
| gptkbp:discovery_year |
gptkb:1983
|
| gptkbp:first_appearance |
gptkb:1983
|
| gptkbp:has_a_lifetime |
about 3 x 10^-25 seconds
approximately 3 x 10^-25 seconds |
| gptkbp:has_a_spin |
gptkb:1
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
W boson
|
| gptkbp:influence |
weak nuclear force
weak force |
| gptkbp:interacts_with |
quarks and leptons
left-handed fermions |
| gptkbp:is_a_force_carrier_for |
weak force
the weak force |
| gptkbp:is_a_fundamental_particle |
gptkb:true
nan |
| gptkbp:is_a_gauge_boson |
gptkb:true
|
| gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of |
the electroweak theory
the electroweak unification |
| gptkbp:is_a_mediator_of |
weak force interactions
|
| gptkbp:is_a_vector_boson |
gptkb:true
nan |
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
the weak interaction
the weak isospin |
| gptkbp:is_detected_via |
its decay products
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:beta_decay
neutrino interactions charged current interactions |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in_processes_that |
change quark flavors
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Standard_Model
gptkb:the_Standard_Model_of_particle_physics |
| gptkbp:is_produced_alongside |
Z bosons in collisions
|
| gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:Z_boson
the Higgs mechanism |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
high-energy physics
|
| gptkbp:is_unstable |
gptkb:true
|
| gptkbp:isotopes |
is studied in theoretical physics
is essential for understanding fundamental forces is involved in the generation of mass for particles is involved in the creation of matter-antimatter pairs is essential for the understanding of the universe's structure can be absorbed by other particles can be created in high-energy environments can be emitted during particle interactions carries weak charge is a focus of research in particle astrophysics is a key to understanding the Big Bang is detected in neutrino experiments is important for the unification of forces is part of the weak isospin symmetry is produced in the decay of heavy particles is studied in collider experiments mediates interactions between leptons and quarks plays a role in the universe's evolution |
| gptkbp:mass |
80.4 Ge V/c²
80.379 Ge V/c² approximately 80.4 Ge V/c² |
| gptkbp:mode |
gptkb:leptons
gptkb:Quark W+ and W-bosons leptons and quarks |
| gptkbp:named_after |
the weak force
C. N. Yang and R. L. Mills |
| gptkbp:produced_by |
gptkb:beta_decay
high-energy collisions particle accelerators high-energy particle collisions collider experiments the Large Hadron Collider |
| gptkbp:related_to |
electroweak theory
|
| gptkbp:responsible_for |
the violation of parity symmetry
|
| gptkbp:roll_rate |
gptkb:1
|
| gptkbp:symbol |
W⁺ or W⁻
|
| gptkbp:theoretical_prediction |
1970s
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:quantum_field_theory
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:B_meson
gptkb:ATLAS gptkb:Higgs_boson gptkb:gauge_bosons gptkb:top_quark gptkb:CMS |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|