Editing Vector boson (section)

{{Short description|Boson with Spin 1}}
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In [[particle physics]], a '''vector boson''' is a [[boson]] whose [[Spin (physics)|spin]] equals one. Vector bosons that are also [[elementary particle]]s are [[gauge boson]]s, the [[force carrier]]s of [[fundamental interaction]]s. Some [[composite particle]]s are vector bosons, for instance any [[vector meson]] ([[quark]] and [[antiquark]]). During the 1970s and 1980s, [[intermediate vector boson]]s (the W and Z bosons, which mediate the weak interaction) drew much attention in [[particle physics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.europhysicsnews.org/articles/epn/pdf/1983/10/epn19831410p1.pdf|title=Intermediate Vector Bosons: Production and Identification at the CERN Proton-Antiproton Collider|first1=G.|last1=Barianti|first2=E.|last2=Gabathuler|date=October 1983|publisher=Europhysics News|access-date=June 2, 2021|pages=6, 14}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Physics of Intermediate Vector Boson|first1=John|last1=Ellis|first2=Mary K.|last2=Gaillard|first3=Georges|last3=Girardi|first4=Paul|last4=Sorba|journal=Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science|publisher=Annual Reviews|date=1982|volume=32|pages=443–497|doi=10.1146/annurev.ns.32.120182.002303|bibcode=1982ARNPS..32..443E|doi-access=free|url=https://cloudfront.escholarship.org/dist/prd/content/qt7q33n3bt/qt7q33n3bt.pdf}}</ref>

A '''pseudovector boson''' is a vector boson that has even [[Parity (physics)|parity]], whereas "regular" vector bosons have odd parity. There are no fundamental pseudovector bosons, but there are [[pseudovector meson]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intermediate vector boson {{!}} subatomic particle {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/science/intermediate-vector-boson |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>