: a particle (such as a photon or meson) whose spin quantum number is zero or an integral number compare fermion
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The Higgs particle, or Higgs boson, was first discovered in 2012.
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Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 29 Aug. 2024
The Higgs boson is an omnipresent quantum field that soaks all of space and time and forces all other particles to interact with it.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 11 June 2024
For the Higgs field, the curvature of the sombrero’s brim is determined by the mass of the Higgs boson, the elementary particle that conveys the Higgs field’s effects, which was discovered at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012.
—Quanta Magazine, 22 July 2024
Measurements of rare Higgs boson decay may show cracks in physics theory
Recent measurements of CERN data seem to disagree with standard-model predictions about how the Higgs boson decays, though further analysis is needed to confirm the observations.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 29 Aug. 2024
The Higgs boson is an omnipresent quantum field that soaks all of space and time and forces all other particles to interact with it.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 11 June 2024
For the Higgs field, the curvature of the sombrero’s brim is determined by the mass of the Higgs boson, the elementary particle that conveys the Higgs field’s effects, which was discovered at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012.
—Quanta Magazine, 22 July 2024
Measurements of rare Higgs boson decay may show cracks in physics theory
Recent measurements of CERN data seem to disagree with standard-model predictions about how the Higgs boson decays, though further analysis is needed to confirm the observations.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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“Boson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boson. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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