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Weinberg angle


The Weinberg angle or weak mixing angle is a parameter in the WeinbergSalam theory of the electroweak interaction, part of the standard model of particle physics, and is usually denoted as θW. It is the angle by which spontaneous symmetry breaking rotates the original
W0
and B0vector boson plane, producing as a result the
Z0
boson, and the photon.

It also gives the relationship between the masses of the W and Z bosons (denoted as mW and mZ),

The angle can be expressed in terms of the and couplings (g and g', respectively),


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