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I apologise in advance, this is something I just can't seem to get my head around. So it's my understanding that before the electroweak force split, there were four bosons - $W1$$W^1$, $W2$$W^2$, $W3$$W^3$ and $B$ - and that they mix or interact to form photons $\gamma$, $W+/W-$$W^+$/$W^-$ and $Z$ bosons. So, in our current universe with the split weak nuclear and electromagnetic forces, what happens to W1$W^1$, W2$W^2$, W3$W^3$ and B$B$? If photons are mixes of W3$W^3$ and B$B$, does that mean the W3$W^3$ and B$B$ bosons are created for an instant and then mix to form a photon in the heart of a star? Or can photons be made without W3 and B?

I apologise in advance, this is something I just can't seem to get my head around. So it's my understanding that before the electroweak force split, there were four bosons - $W1$, $W2$, $W3$ and $B$ - and that they mix or interact to form photons $\gamma$, $W+/W-$ and $Z$ bosons. So, in our current universe with the split weak nuclear and electromagnetic forces, what happens to W1, W2, W3 and B? If photons are mixes of W3 and B, does that mean the W3 and B bosons are created for an instant and then mix to form a photon in the heart of a star? Or can photons be made without W3 and B?

I apologise in advance, this is something I just can't seem to get my head around. So it's my understanding that before the electroweak force split, there were four bosons - $W^1$, $W^2$, $W^3$ and $B$ - and that they mix or interact to form photons $\gamma$, $W^+$/$W^-$ and $Z$ bosons. So, in our current universe with the split weak nuclear and electromagnetic forces, what happens to $W^1$, $W^2$, $W^3$ and $B$? If photons are mixes of $W^3$ and $B$, does that mean the $W^3$ and $B$ bosons are created for an instant and then mix to form a photon in the heart of a star? Or can photons be made without W3 and B?

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I apologise in advance, this is something I just can't seem to get my head around. So it's my understanding that before the electroweak force split, there were four bosons - W1$W1$, W2$W2$, W3$W3$ and B $B$ - and that they mix or interact to form photons $\gamma$, W+/W-$W+/W-$ and Z$Z$ bosons. So, in our current universe with the split weak nuclear and electromagnetic forces, what happens to W1, W2, W3 and B? If photons are mixes of W3 and B, does that mean the W3 and B bosons are created for an instant and then mix to form a photon in the heart of a star? Or can photons be made without W3 and B? Thanks.

I apologise in advance, this is something I just can't seem to get my head around. So it's my understanding that before the electroweak force split, there were four bosons - W1, W2, W3 and B - and that they mix or interact to form photons, W+/W- and Z bosons. So, in our current universe with the split weak nuclear and electromagnetic forces, what happens to W1, W2, W3 and B? If photons are mixes of W3 and B, does that mean the W3 and B bosons are created for an instant and then mix to form a photon in the heart of a star? Or can photons be made without W3 and B? Thanks.

I apologise in advance, this is something I just can't seem to get my head around. So it's my understanding that before the electroweak force split, there were four bosons - $W1$, $W2$, $W3$ and $B$ - and that they mix or interact to form photons $\gamma$, $W+/W-$ and $Z$ bosons. So, in our current universe with the split weak nuclear and electromagnetic forces, what happens to W1, W2, W3 and B? If photons are mixes of W3 and B, does that mean the W3 and B bosons are created for an instant and then mix to form a photon in the heart of a star? Or can photons be made without W3 and B?

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Electroweak to Electro/Weak Bosons?

I apologise in advance, this is something I just can't seem to get my head around. So it's my understanding that before the electroweak force split, there were four bosons - W1, W2, W3 and B - and that they mix or interact to form photons, W+/W- and Z bosons. So, in our current universe with the split weak nuclear and electromagnetic forces, what happens to W1, W2, W3 and B? If photons are mixes of W3 and B, does that mean the W3 and B bosons are created for an instant and then mix to form a photon in the heart of a star? Or can photons be made without W3 and B? Thanks.