noun
- a subatomic particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics and has integer spin
Usage: physics
Examples
- The Higgs boson was discovered at CERN in 2012.
- Photons are examples of bosons.
- Bosons can occupy the same quantum state simultaneously.
- The W and Z bosons are responsible for the weak nuclear force.
- Scientists study bosons to understand fundamental forces.
- Gluons are bosons that mediate the strong force.