They have no electric charge , do not participate in the weak interactions , and have no flavor .
Gluons are spin - 1 bosons which also carry color charges , since they lie in the adjoint representation 8 of SU ( 3 ) .
Gluons have no electric charge , do not participate in the weak interactions , and have no flavor .
Gluons are spin - 1 bosons which also carry color charges , since they lie in the adjoint representation 8 of SU ( 3 ) .