Found 2 items, similar to boson.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: boson boson n : any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons
English → English (gcide) Definition: boson boson \bo"son\ (b[=o]"z[o^]n), n. [From S. N. Bose, an Indian physicist.] (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. [PJC] boson \bo"son\ (b[=o]"s'n), n. See Boatswain. [Obs.] [Also spelled bosun.] --Dryden. [1913 Webster]