: a particle (such as a photon or meson) whose spin quantum number is zero or an integral number compare fermion
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One of the most fundamental divides separates fermions and bosons.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Both boson stars and Q-balls, which live under the more general heading of exotic astrophysical dark objects (EADOs), are difficult to detect.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
At issue is the nature of a mysterious energetic particle, a kind of magical Higgs boson called Dust.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, there are eight massless gluons (mediating the strong nuclear force), one massless photon (mediating the electromagnetic force), and three very massive W-and-Z bosons (mediating the weak nuclear force), plus the Higgs boson to complete the Standard Model.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Both boson stars and Q-balls, which live under the more general heading of exotic astrophysical dark objects (EADOs), are difficult to detect.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
At issue is the nature of a mysterious energetic particle, a kind of magical Higgs boson called Dust.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, there are eight massless gluons (mediating the strong nuclear force), one massless photon (mediating the electromagnetic force), and three very massive W-and-Z bosons (mediating the weak nuclear force), plus the Higgs boson to complete the Standard Model.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Boson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boson. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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