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Full Idea
The photon is actually a mix of two deeper things, the B and the W°, tied together by the Higgs mechanism.
Gist of Idea
Photons are B and W° bosons, linked by the Higgs mechanism
Source
Gavin Hesketh (The Particle Zoo [2016], 06)
Book Ref
Hesketh,Gavin: 'The Particle Zoo' [Quercus 2016], p.142
A Reaction
The B (for 'Boson') transmits a force associated with the 'winding symmetry'. (I record this without properly understanding it.)