boson — meaning in English
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English meaning
- boson noun A type of subatomic particle with a whole-number spin, unlike particles such as electrons; photons and the Higgs particle are examples.
Senses
boson is used for these senses in English:
- boson (particle) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion.