Boson -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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Boson

An integer-spin particle which mediates forces between fermions. Odd spin bosons mediate repulsive forces; even spin bosons mediate attractive forces. Bosons of the same type are indistinguishable and have symmetric wavefunctions. Bosons obey Bose-Einstein statistics.

Higgs Boson, W-Boson, Z-Boson


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