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Definition of Boson
1. Noun. Any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons.
Definition of Boson
1. n. See Boatswain.
Definition of Boson
1. Noun. (particles) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that obey 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 (term fermion). ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A boatswain. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Boson
1. a subatomic particle [n -S] : BOSONIC [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boson
Literary usage of Boson
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Compendious History of English Literature, and of the English Language by George Lillie Craik (1861)
"boson.—SIMON DU FRESNE. ... which were now become the common source of the
chivalrous romance: ta religious poet of the name of boson, from whom we have a ..."
2. Quantum and Fermion Differential Geometry by Robert Hermann (1977)
"As a variant of these ideas, we now consider a generalization which might be
significant for quantum mechanics. 3. boson Quantum Lie Groups Suppose that ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"HUMBERT the White-handed, 6th In descent from boson of Provence (879), d. 1018.
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4. Topics in the Mathematics of Quantum Mechanics by Robert Hermann (1973)
"TENSOR PRODUCT OF boson FOCK SPACES First, let us recall the definition of ...
It is called the boson Fock space. (The "Fermion" Fock space corresponds to ..."
5. First Workshop on Grand Unification: New England Center, University of New by Paul H. Frampton, Sheldon L. Glashow, Asim Yildiz (1980)
"The preexisting asymmetry might be an initial condition, or might be due to some
other superheavy boson or non-GUT processes such as quantum gravity or ..."
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