Charged current
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The Charged current interaction is one of the ways in which subatomic particles can interact by means of the weak force. It is mediated by the
W+
and
W−
bosons.
The interaction is often incorrectly believed to be called 'charged' because the W bosons have electric charge. However, the charged current that gives the interaction its name is that of the interacting particles. For example, the charged-current contribution to the
ν
e
e−
→
ν
e
e−
elastic scattering amplitude
where the charged currents describing the flow of one fermion into the other are given by
See also