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Re:Physicists Just Generated a Particle That Acts as Its Own... by danbruc on Monday July 24, 2017 @01:09PM (#14840364)
All bosons (e.g. photons) are their own antiparticle [...]

Are you sure? That doesn't sound right for charged bosons like the W bosons.

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Re:Physicists Just Generated a Particle That Acts as Its Own... by bjl on Monday July 24, 2017 @01:25PM (#14840551)
You're correct. The photon and the Z boson are each their own anti-particle. The rest of the force-carriers have distinct anti-particles.
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