BOSON


Meaning of BOSON in English

n.

Subatomic particle with integral spin that is governed by Bose-Einstein statistics .

Bosons include meson s, nuclei of even mass number, and the particles required to embody the fields of quantum field theory . Unlike fermion s, there is no limit to the number of bosons that can occupy the same quantum state, a behaviour that gives rise to the superfluidity of helium-4.

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