W boson explained: what's going on with the surprisingly heavy particle. - Slate

What just happened with the W boson? And wait, what is a W boson?

It is once again stocky particle spring. You might recall that, one year ago, researchers at Fermilab announced the discovery of a fat wobbly muon. Now, they have another offering for us: a boson wit… [+7636 chars]

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