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gauge boson
Any of the particles that carrry the forces of the Standard Model. They include the photon for electromagnetism, W and Z-bosons for the weak force, gluons for the strong force, and the graviton for gravity. A gauge boson is any particle whose existence is demanded by a principle of gauge invariance.
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