Definition of boson
bo´son
Pronunciation:
bō´zǒn
n.
1.
(Physics)
A
fundamental
particle
that
obeys
Bose-Einstein
statistical
rules
,
but
not
the
Pauli
exclusion
principle
;
the
spin
value
of
a
boson
is
always
an
integer
.
Examples
of
bosons
are
alpha
particles
,
photons
,
and
those
nuclei
which
have
an
even
mass
number
.
1.
See
Boatswain
.
Related Words
gauge
boson
,
meson
,
mesotron
,
particle
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