It is shown that vector bosons can gain a mass due to vacuum-like scalar field imitating dark energy and dark matter of the Universe. This means that the fact of existence of the observed massive carriers of weak interactions can be a signal of dark energy.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 3, pp. 74–79, March, 2010.
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Lasukov, V.V. Acquiring a mass by vector bosons at the expense of dark energy of the Universe. Russ Phys J 53, 296–301 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11182-010-9415-0
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