W^-
E144282
W⁻ is the negatively charged weak gauge boson that mediates charged-current weak interactions, such as beta decay, in the Standard Model of particle physics.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1261845 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: W^- Context triple: [SU(2)_L, gaugeBosonsAfterSymmetryBreaking, W^-]
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A.
W
The W is a local New York City Subway service that runs on the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan and Queens, typically operating on weekdays.
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B.
W
W is one of the iconic white capital letters that make up the famous Hollywood Sign overlooking Los Angeles.
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C.
W3
W3 is a common shorthand for the World Wide Web, the global system of interlinked hypertext documents and resources accessed via the internet.
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D.
W8
W8 is a central London postcode district covering the affluent Kensington area, known for its upscale residences, shops, and cultural institutions.
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E.
WR
WR is the abbreviation for the German Council of Science and Humanities, a key advisory body that counsels the German federal and state governments on science, research, and higher education policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: W^- Target entity description: W⁻ is the negatively charged weak gauge boson that mediates charged-current weak interactions, such as beta decay, in the Standard Model of particle physics.
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A.
W
The W is a local New York City Subway service that runs on the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan and Queens, typically operating on weekdays.
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B.
W
W is one of the iconic white capital letters that make up the famous Hollywood Sign overlooking Los Angeles.
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C.
W3
W3 is a common shorthand for the World Wide Web, the global system of interlinked hypertext documents and resources accessed via the internet.
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D.
W8
W8 is a central London postcode district covering the affluent Kensington area, known for its upscale residences, shops, and cultural institutions.
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E.
WR
WR is the abbreviation for the German Council of Science and Humanities, a key advisory body that counsels the German federal and state governments on science, research, and higher education policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elementary particle
ⓘ
gauge boson ⓘ massive gauge boson ⓘ vector boson ⓘ weak gauge boson ⓘ |
| belongsToTheory |
Standard Model
ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Model of particle physics
|
| couplesTo |
charged leptons
ⓘ
down-type quarks ⓘ left-handed fermions ⓘ neutrinos ⓘ up-type quarks ⓘ |
| decaysTo |
electron and electron antineutrino
ⓘ
muon and muon antineutrino ⓘ quark–antiquark pairs ⓘ tau and tau antineutrino ⓘ |
| discoveryCreditedTo |
UA1 experiment
ⓘ
UA2 experiment ⓘ |
| hasChargeConjugate |
W boson
ⓘ
surface form:
W+ boson
|
| hasChargeInCoulombs | approximately −1.602×10^−19 C ⓘ |
| hasColorCharge | 0 ⓘ |
| hasDecayWidth | about 2.085 GeV ⓘ |
| hasElectricCharge | −1 e ⓘ |
| hasHelicityStates | ±1 ⓘ |
| hasMass |
about 1.43×10^−25 kg
ⓘ
about 80.379 GeV/c^2 ⓘ |
| hasMeanLifetime | about 3×10^−25 s ⓘ |
| hasParity | −1 (for each helicity state) ⓘ |
| hasQuantumNumber |
baryon number 0
ⓘ
lepton number 0 ⓘ |
| hasRestEnergy | about 80.379 GeV ⓘ |
| hasSpin | 1 ⓘ |
| hasStatistics | bosonic ⓘ |
| hasWeakHypercharge | 0 ⓘ |
| hasWeakIsospin | −1 ⓘ |
| isAntiparticleOf |
W boson
ⓘ
surface form:
W+ boson
|
| isComponentOf |
Salam–Weinberg model
ⓘ
surface form:
electroweak interaction
|
| isGaugeBosonOf |
SU(2)_L
ⓘ
surface form:
SU(2)_L gauge group
|
| isProducedIn |
high-energy particle collisions
ⓘ
proton–antiproton collisions ⓘ proton–proton collisions ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Higgs boson
ⓘ
Z boson ⓘ photon ⓘ |
| isShortLived | true ⓘ |
| mediatesInteraction |
charged-current weak interaction
ⓘ
weak interaction ⓘ |
| obtainsMassVia | Higgs mechanism ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
beta decay
ⓘ
leptonic weak decays ⓘ nuclear beta minus decay ⓘ quark flavor-changing processes ⓘ semileptonic weak decays ⓘ |
| symbol |
W^-
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
W−
|
| wasDiscoveredAt | CERN ⓘ |
| wasDiscoveredIn | 1983 ⓘ |
| wasDiscoveredUsing | Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| wasPredictedBy |
Salam–Weinberg model
ⓘ
surface form:
Glashow–Weinberg–Salam model
Salam–Weinberg model ⓘ
surface form:
electroweak theory
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: W^- Description of subject: W⁻ is the negatively charged weak gauge boson that mediates charged-current weak interactions, such as beta decay, in the Standard Model of particle physics.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
W^- boson