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boson (sän)

noun

Particle Physics any of a class of subatomic particles that do not obey the Pauli exclusion principle and have zero or integral spin, including the mesons, weakons, and classons: bosons are thought to carry the four fundamental forces of nature (electromagnetism, gravity, strong interaction, weak interaction)

Etymology: after S. N. Bose (1894-1974), Indian physicist + -on

boson Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: Particles with zero or integer spin are called bosons after Satyendra Bose, who together with Einstein described their kind of statistical mechanics.
  • include: The algorithm can also include dynamical bosons, again with any number of flavors.

Preposition: in

collision: Study of the heavy flavor content of jets produced in association with W bosons in p anti-p collisions at s**(1/2 ) = 1.8-TeV.

Adjective modifier

  • dynamical: The algorithm can also include dynamical bosons, again with any number of flavors.
  • weak: Their properties were more like those of the photon, the graviton and the so-called weak gage bosons that carry the weak force.

Modifies a noun

  • coupling: Quartic gage boson couplings are implemented according to the Standard Model only ( no anomalous couplings ).
  • mass: Finally, the MSSM parameters must also be consistent with a minimum in the Higgs potential which leads to the observed electroweak boson masses.
  • production: However, the typical running time for channels that are relevant for the W -pair or Higgs boson production is several hours.
  • counterpart: According to supersymmetry theory, all fermions ( such as electrons and quarks ) would have boson counterparts and vise versa.
  • process: This additional broadening is due to the boson gluon fusion process which has no analog in e + e - annihilation continuum region.
  • particle: ALEPH is one of the leading experiments in the search for the elusive Higgs boson particle.

Noun used with modifier

  • gage: The quantum universe does not really exist, anymore than the gage boson exists.
  • vector: The vector bosons themselves were observed directly in 1983.
  • electroweak: Finally, the MSSM parameters must also be consistent with a minimum in the Higgs potential which leads to the observed electroweak boson masses.
  • guage: The measurements of the guage boson properties enables the Standard Model of particle physics to be tested to incredibly high precision.

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