boson
A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from…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.
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Meaning
2 senses(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.
Boson
бозо́нbozón
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons
(obsolete)A boatswain.
Examples
4 sentencesWho's the most famous person in Boson?
Tom is expected to be back in Boson by October 20th.
They call the Higgs Boson the God particle.
ruБозон Хиггса ещё называют частицей Бога.
The Higgs boson has been called the God particle.
deDas Higgs-Boson ist auch als Gottesteilchen bezeichnet worden.
Translations
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Origin
From Bose + -on. Named after Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose (1894–1974); coined by EFrom Bose + -on. Named after Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose (1894–1974); coined by English physicist Paul Dirac in 1945 in a lecture titled Developments in Atomic Theory.
Clipping of boatswain.
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