: a particle (such as a photon or meson) whose spin quantum number is zero or an integral number compare fermion
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Scientists dubbed this elusive particle the Higgs boson.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Peter Higgs is the scientist whom the Higgs boson was named after.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
According to theory, the particles that carry that force — bosons — should be massless, like the photon that transmits light.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The Higgs boson completes the theory by helping give the other particles mass.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
After decades of theoretical prediction were borne out by the 2012 discovery of the Higgs boson, which confirmed how other particles get their mass, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has failed to find any other new fundamental particles.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 13 Dec. 2023
The panel also recommended participating in a future facility in either Europe or Japan, dedicated to studying the Higgs boson, the discovery of which in 2012 was key for understanding how other particles get their mass.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
To tide you over, here are Henry's latest videos about our favorite scalar boson.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2012
The simplest theoretical models of this type involve new, lighter cousins of the Higgs boson or particles related to new forces of nature that act on muons.
—Marcela Carena, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2021
Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Peter Higgs is the scientist whom the Higgs boson was named after.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
According to theory, the particles that carry that force — bosons — should be massless, like the photon that transmits light.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The Higgs boson completes the theory by helping give the other particles mass.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
After decades of theoretical prediction were borne out by the 2012 discovery of the Higgs boson, which confirmed how other particles get their mass, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has failed to find any other new fundamental particles.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 13 Dec. 2023
The panel also recommended participating in a future facility in either Europe or Japan, dedicated to studying the Higgs boson, the discovery of which in 2012 was key for understanding how other particles get their mass.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
To tide you over, here are Henry's latest videos about our favorite scalar boson.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2012
The simplest theoretical models of this type involve new, lighter cousins of the Higgs boson or particles related to new forces of nature that act on muons.
—Marcela Carena, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
Satyendranath Bose †1974 Indian physicist + -on entry 2
First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
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“Boson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boson. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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