: a particle (such as a photon or meson) whose spin quantum number is zero or an integral number compare fermion
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Measurements of rare Higgs boson decay may show cracks in physics theory
Recent measurements of CERN data seem to disagree with standard-model predictions about how the Higgs boson decays, though further analysis is needed to confirm the observations.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
What happened in real life: The equation on the chalkboard was impressively close to predicting the mass of the Higgs boson, a.k.a.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 13 June 2024
Crucially, the Higgs boson, in its machinations to give everything mass, works with left-handed and right-handed varieties of particles.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 11 June 2024
The Higgs boson contributes only the small remainder—the tiny mass the quarks and electrons possess on their own.
—Stanley J. Brodsky, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
What happened in real life: The equation on the chalkboard was impressively close to predicting the mass of the Higgs boson, a.k.a.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 13 June 2024
Crucially, the Higgs boson, in its machinations to give everything mass, works with left-handed and right-handed varieties of particles.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 11 June 2024
The Higgs boson contributes only the small remainder—the tiny mass the quarks and electrons possess on their own.
—Stanley J. Brodsky, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Boson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boson. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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