boson (particle type named after him)
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A boson is a fundamental particle that follows Bose–Einstein statistics and is responsible for mediating forces or forming collective quantum states such as photons, gluons, and the Higgs boson.
Aliases (1)
- boson ×48
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
particle statistics category
→
subatomic particle type → |
| associatedWith | integer-spin quantum fields → |
| canForm |
Bose–Einstein condensate
→
laser light (coherent photon state) → superfluid states → |
| canOccupy | same quantum state as other identical bosons → |
| contrastedWith | fermion → |
| distinguishedBy | ability for multiple particles to occupy same state → |
| doesNotObey | Pauli exclusion principle → |
| fieldTheoryDescription | quantum excitation of a bosonic field → |
| follows | Bose–Einstein statistics → |
| includesExample |
Cooper pair
→
Higgs boson → W boson → Z boson → alpha particle → gauge boson → gluon → graviton (hypothetical) → kaon → magnon → meson → phonon → photon → pion → scalar boson → tensor boson (hypothetical graviton) → vector boson → |
| namedAfter | Satyendra Nath Bose → |
| obeys |
Bose–Einstein statistics
→
surface form: "Bose–Einstein distribution"
|
| quantumNumberConstraint | total wavefunction symmetric under exchange of identical bosons → |
| roleInPhysics |
forms collective quantum states
→
mediates fundamental interactions → |
| spinStatisticsRelation | integer spin implies Bose–Einstein statistics → |
| spinType | integer spin → |
| standardModelCategory |
Higgs boson
→
gauge boson → |
| standardModelRole | includes all force carrier particles except hypothetical graviton → |
| statisticsType | symmetric under particle exchange → |
| usedIn |
condensed matter physics
→
description of lasers → description of superconductivity → description of superfluid helium → particle physics → quantum field theory → |
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subject surface form: "Satyendra Nath Bose"
this entity surface form: "boson"
subject surface form: "Satyendra Nath Bose"
this entity surface form: "boson"