It’s what is responsible for all the
matter in our
Universe!
Particles,
Bosons, etc, all
decay in time into other particles.
Hawking Radiation at the birth of the universe (see
big bang) gave rise to vast quantities of particles, anti-particles, and mediators that were all destined to cancel each other out in the end, leaving us with a universe devoid of matter. That would have been our
fate indeed, until the X boson began decaying. The vast majority of X’s decayed into equal numbers of particles and antiparticles, but fortunately enough for us, the X also very
rarely (one in several million) decays in a manner that leaves us with one extra
proton and
electron (as well as some other stuff) with no corresponding anti-particles!
We have the X boson to thank for every thing in life that we enjoy! This includes but is not limited to: your
lover, your
dog, the
ocean,
credit cards,
pickles,
monkeys,
back massages, and
spark plugs!
Credit is due (again) to Dr. Steve Brusca, and the text:
Cosmic Essays.