noun
- Plural of graviton; hypothetical elementary particles that are thought to mediate the force of gravity in quantum field theory.
Usage: physics; theoretical; not yet experimentally detected
Examples
- Physicists theorize that gravitons are the quantum carriers of gravitational force.
- The detection of gravitons would provide strong evidence for quantum gravity theories.
- In string theory, gravitons emerge naturally as vibrational modes of strings.
- Scientists continue to search for experimental evidence of gravitons.
- The properties of gravitons remain largely speculative in current physics.