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)

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

See boson in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of a class of particles, such as the photon, pion, or alpha particle, that have zero or integral spin and obey statistical rules permitting any number of identical particles to occupy the same quantum state.

Origin:

Origin: After Satyendra Nath Bose

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