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| gluon | | | | | massless particle | | | strong force | hypothetical | integral | force carrier | 0 | Gluons are the massless gauge bosons of QCD which mediate the strong color force between quarks. Because of the non-Abelian structure of the theory, gluons can interact with themselves, and may form particles consisting of gluons bound together. The existence of these "glueballs" has yet to be confirmed. | | | |
| graviton | | | | electric or magnetic fields | hypothetical particle | | | gravity | hypothetical | 2 | force carrier | 0 | The quanta thought to convey gravitational force; analogous to the photons, gluons, and intermediate vector bosons of electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces. Predicted by quantum theory of gravity, gravitons have not yet been detected. | 0 | | |
| photon | | physics | | electric or magnetic fields | transverse wave | | | electromagnetism | | 1 | electromagnetic radiation | 0 | A transverse wave of electric and magnetic fields which can propagate through empty space. | 0 | | |
| vector boson | | | | | hypothetical particle | | IVB | electroweak | hypothetical | | force carrier | | A hypothetical elementary particle that acts as intermediary for the weak interaction, carrying its effect from one particle to another as the photon does for electromagnetic interactions and as various mesons do for the strong interactions. | | | Weinberg-Salam theory |
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