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gauge boson
a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles
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meson, mesotron
an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0
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b-meson
exceedingly short-lived meson
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gluon
a gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks
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graviton
a gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak) gravitational interactions between particles
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intermediate vector boson
a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles
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J particle, psi particle
a neutral meson with a large mass
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K particle, k-meson, kaon, kappa-meson
an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
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photon
a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle
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pi-meson, pion
a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
