Identify which list contains only the four fundamental gauge bosons that mediate the four interactions of the Standard Model.
Physics · Unit 4 · The Standard Model · The Standard Model
Identify the four gauge bosons.
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The Standard Model of particle physics includes four types of gauge bosons that mediate fundamental forces. The table below shows data from particle physics experiments at CERN, listing detected bosons and their properties. Using the stimulus table, identify the four types of gauge bosons in the Standard Model and state which gauge boson mediates the weak nuclear decay process in which a neutron transforms into a proton, electron, and antineutrino.
Refer to the table below. Identify the four gauge bosons and state the fundamental force each one mediates.