Gauge bosons
In particle physics, a gauge boson is a bosonic elementary particle that acts as the force carrier for elementary fermions. Elementary particles, whose interactions are described by a gauge theory, interact with each other by the exchange of gauge bosons, usually as virtual particles.
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The Graviton
Melvyn Bragg discusses the search for the Graviton, a hypothetical elementary particle that offers a unifying theory of gravitational force.
24 November 2005
Featuring: Roger Cashmore, Jim Al-Khalili, Sheila Rowan
The Photon
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the photon, the fundamental particle associated with light.
12 February 2015
Featuring: Frank Close, Wendy Flavell, Susan Cartwright