boson
/ˈbəʊzɒn
/noun Physics
A subatomic particle, such as a photon, which has zero or integral spin and follows the statistical description given by S. N. Bose and Einstein. Compare with fermion.The two farthest-reaching bosons are the graviton, the gauge boson for gravity, and the photon, the gauge boson for electromagnetism....
- The photon, a boson, has a fermion partner called the photino.
- The Pauli exclusion principle does not apply, however, to particles with integral spin, known as bosons, such as photons.
Origin
1940s: named after S. N. Bose (see Bose, Satyendra Nath) + -on.
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