boson
UK/ˈbəʊ.zɒn//ˈboʊ.zɑn/
boson noun: 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.
Noun (1)
boson (plural bosons)
- 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.
Noun (2)
boson (plural bosons)
- A boatswain.
- Anth. Where is the Maſter, Boſon ?1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
boson meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
boson in Hindi
- particle
- बोसाणु bosāṇu
boson in Tamil
- particle
- முழுச்சுழலி muḻuccuḻali
boson in Marathi
- particle
- बोसाणू bosāṇū
boson in Bengali
- particle
- বোসন bōśon
More languagesFewer languages
- boson in Gujarati
- બોસાણુ bosāṇu
- boson in Sanskrit
- बोसाणु bosāṇu
- boson in Nepali
- बोसाणु bosāṇu
- boson in Arabic
- بُوزُون bōzōn
- boson in Persian
- بوزون bozon
Examples of boson in a sentence
- In supersymmetry theory, all bosons have fermionic counterparts, known as bosinos.
- Some bosons are massive while others are massless.
- Its extension is a theory in which the NLSM Goldstone bosons interact with a cubic biadjoint scalar.
Forms of boson
| plural | bosons |
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Origin of boson
From 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.
Words formed from boson
Phrases with boson
Questions about boson
- What does boson mean?
- Boson means 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.
- What is boson in Hindi?
- Boson in Hindi is बोसाणु (bosāṇu). See Boson meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is boson?
- Boson is a noun.
- How do you pronounce boson?
- Boson is pronounced /ˈbəʊ.zɒn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of boson?
- The plural of boson is bosons.
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