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R. N. Mohapatra
Fig. 6.1 Throwing football illustrates how exchange of particles generates force. As
the football is received, the receiving boat moves to the left due to the force generated
Fig. 6.2 Picture of W-boson as the source of weak force. Source: Wikipedia.org
In modern physics, therefore, there arose a reinterpretation of the forces,
which said that they arise due to the exchange of particles. It culminated
with the discovery of the W and Z bosons in the 1980s (Fig. 6.2), which are
carriers of the weak force. They were discovered in the colliders at CERN,
Geneva. We now believe that all forces are caused by some particle exchange
and that those particles can be discovered. Today, the hunt goes on for still
other kinds of particles that may be carrying new kinds of forces. Scientists
believe very strongly that there are other forces and associated carrier particles,
whose discovery will not only broaden our understanding of the universe, but
R. N. Mohapatra
Fig. 6.1 Throwing football illustrates how exchange of particles generates force. As
the football is received, the receiving boat moves to the left due to the force generated
Fig. 6.2 Picture of W-boson as the source of weak force. Source: Wikipedia.org
In modern physics, therefore, there arose a reinterpretation of the forces,
which said that they arise due to the exchange of particles. It culminated
with the discovery of the W and Z bosons in the 1980s (Fig. 6.2), which are
carriers of the weak force. They were discovered in the colliders at CERN,
Geneva. We now believe that all forces are caused by some particle exchange
and that those particles can be discovered. Today, the hunt goes on for still
other kinds of particles that may be carrying new kinds of forces. Scientists
believe very strongly that there are other forces and associated carrier particles,
whose discovery will not only broaden our understanding of the universe, but