graviton

grav·i·ton

G0242200 (grăv′ĭ-tŏn′)n. The massless, neutral gauge boson postulated to mediate the gravitational interaction; the quantum of gravitational energy.

[gravit(ation) + -on.]

graviton

(ˈɡrævɪˌtɒn) n (General Physics) a postulated quantum of gravitational energy, usually considered to be a particle with zero charge and rest mass and a spin of 2. Compare photon

grav•i•ton

(ˈgræv ɪˌtɒn)

n. the theoretical quantum of gravitation with a zero rest mass and charge and a spin of two. [1940–45]

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Noun

graviton - a gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak) gravitational interactions between particlesgauge boson - a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles

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Graviton

A theoretically deduced particle postulated as the quantum of the gravitational field. According to Einstein's theory of general relativity, accelerated masses (or other distributions of energy) should emit gravitational waves, just as accelerated charges emit electromagnetic waves. And according to quantum field theory, such a radiation field should be quantized; that is, its energy should appear in discrete quanta, called gravitons, just as the energy of light appears in discrete quanta, namely photons. See Elementary particle, Gravitation, Quantum field theory, Relativity

graviton

(grav -ă-ton) See gravitational waves; quantum gravitation.

graviton

[′grav·ə‚tän] (physics) A theoretically deduced particle postulated as the quantum of the gravitational field, having a rest mass and charge of zero and a spin of 2.

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noun a gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak) gravitational interactions between particles

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