A Boson is the classification given to
something which causes all the forces in the universe. There are
six different kinds of bosons, with the Higgs Boson being the most
famous The other five Bosons are the Z and W bosons, the graviton, the gluon, and the photon. All these Bosons have an integer
spin and obey the Bose Einstein Statistics. Combinations of Fermions can also produce Bosons, for example Mesons obey the Bose Einstein Statistics and can, therefore, be described as Bosonic.
The Z and W Bosons:
The W+- and Z Bosons emit and exchange to produce the Weak Nuclear
Force, the same nuclear force responsible for Radiation Poisoning. The Z boson holds no Electric Charge whereas the W+- Boson(s) hold the Electric Charge of either +1e or -1e. The Z and W Bosons are about a 95 times the mass of a proton making them as
heavy as 94 hydrogen atoms. The W and Z Bosons also caused the rise of CERN as they were discovered by the research facility in its foundations.
The Photon:
The Photon is perhaps the oldest known Boson.
Long described before the term was coined, the photon made its debut in Einstein's theory of
light. The Photon is basically what founded Quantum theory from
e=hf to e=
pc. With an electric charge lower in magnitude than the plancks constant and a
spin of one the Photon is truly a wonderful particle. It interacts via electromagnetic radiation and the force it relates to is electromagnetism.
