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massive Bosons have 'flavors' too ??

Widdekind
in Modern and Theoretical Physics

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If all massive fermions have 3 'flavors' or 'generations', then might massive bosons also have two or more 'flavors' or 'generations' ? Would the [math]B^0, W^{\pm}, Z^0[/math] constitute such a 'series' ??

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If all bosons are spin S=1 particles; and if the Sz=0 state is suppressed, amongst mass-less bosons (i.e. all mass-less bosons have definite chirality, Sz = 1,-1); then can massive bosons exist in an Sz=0 state, i.e. can fermions exchange massive bosons without "spin flipping" ??

If all massive fermions have 3 'flavors' or 'generations', then might massive bosons also have two or more 'flavors' or 'generations' ? Would the [math]B^0, W^{\pm}, Z^0[/math] constitute such a 'series' ??

 

I'll take a chocolate [math]W^-[/math] please.

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