: a particle (such as a photon or meson) whose spin quantum number is zero or an integral number compare fermion
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This ability comes down to the fact that when two bosons swap places, their quantum state stays the same.
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Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
Since the Large Hadron Collider was completed in 2008, it’s made a number of discoveries, most notably that of the Higgs boson, the particle that gives other fundamental particles their mass.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The possible existence of boson stars is a double-edge sword.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2025
As technology advances, however, ideas that were once relegated to the world of theory, such as gravitational waves and the Higgs boson, can come within reach of actual observation.
—Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 20 May 2022
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Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
Since the Large Hadron Collider was completed in 2008, it’s made a number of discoveries, most notably that of the Higgs boson, the particle that gives other fundamental particles their mass.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The possible existence of boson stars is a double-edge sword.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2025
As technology advances, however, ideas that were once relegated to the world of theory, such as gravitational waves and the Higgs boson, can come within reach of actual observation.
—Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 20 May 2022
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“Boson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boson. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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