Word
boson
Phoneticsbo·son
UK/bˈɒsən/
Definition
n. a type of tiny particle that carries a force, like the photon for light. These particles follow special rules that let many of them exist in the same place at once.
n. a subatomic particle that follows Bose-Einstein statistics and has an integer value of spin. These particles are the force carriers of the fundamental interactions, such as the photon for electromagnetism.
Examples
“The photon is a well-known example of a boson.”
“In the Standard Model of particle physics, bosons are responsible for mediating the fundamental forces between fermions.”
“The discovery of the Higgs boson provided experimental confirmation of the mechanism by which particles acquire mass through their interaction with the Higgs field.”
Examples
simple
“The photon is a well-known example of a boson.”
contextual
“In the Standard Model of particle physics, bosons are responsible for mediating the fundamental forces between fermions.”
complex
“The discovery of the Higgs boson provided experimental confirmation of the mechanism by which particles acquire mass through their interaction with the Higgs field.”
Real-World Examples
“The Higgs boson , discovered in 2012 after decades of searching, was widely touted as the final missing piece of the Standard Model of Particle Physics.” “When the LHC fired up in 2008, the biggest looming question at the time was whether the new accelerator could find the elusive Higgs boson.” Etymology
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".
Contraction of boatswain.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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