W or Z boson

Summary

W or Z boson is a type of quantum particle^[1]. It draws 766 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_quantum_particle category, ranking #22 of 125).^[2]

Key Facts

• W or Z boson is credited with the discovery of UA1 experiment^[3].
• W or Z boson is credited with the discovery of UA2 experiment^[4].
• W or Z boson's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle^[5].
• W or Z boson's subclass of is recorded as gauge boson^[6].
• W or Z boson's subclass of is recorded as massive quantum particle^[7].
• W or Z boson's subclass of is recorded as force carrier^[8].
• W or Z boson's Commons category is recorded as W and Z bosons^[9].
• W or Z boson's interaction is recorded as weak interaction^[10].
• W or Z boson's interaction is recorded as gravity^[11].
• W or Z boson's has part is recorded as W boson^[12].
• W or Z boson's has part is recorded as Z boson^[13].
• W or Z boson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-01-01T00:00:00Z^[14].
• W or Z boson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/024cqx^[15].
• W or Z boson's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[16].
• W or Z boson's spin quantum number is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[17].
• W or Z boson's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0264938^[18].
• W or Z boson's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/intermediate-vector-boson^[19].
• W or Z boson's electric charge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2101', 'amount': '+0'}^[20].
• W or Z boson's electric charge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2101', 'amount': '+0'}^[21].
• W or Z boson's mean lifetime is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+0.00000000000000000000000003'}^[22].
• W or Z boson's has part is recorded as elementary particle^[23].
• W or Z boson's has part is recorded as boson^[24].
• W or Z boson's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as decouverte-des-bosons-w-et-z^[25].
• W or Z boson's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[26].
• W or Z boson's World of Physics ID is recorded as IntermediateVectorBoson^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include UA1 experiment^[3], an experiment^[28] and UA2 experiment^[4], an experiment^[29].

Why It Matters

W or Z boson draws 766 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_quantum_particle category, ranking #22 of 125).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]