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BOSON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- boson
1, record 1, English, boson
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The generic name for the elementary particles obeying Bose-Einstein statistics. The connection of spin with statistics establishes that all bosons have integral spin or zero spin. 1, record 1, English, - boson
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boson
1, record 1, French, boson
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Particule quantique (ou quanton) obéissant à la statistique de Bose-Einstein. (Les particules élémentaires ou composées suivent la statistique de Bose quand leur spin est entier). 1, record 1, French, - boson
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les mésons, les photons sont des bosons. Le noyau d'hélium, ou particule alpha, est un boson lorsque l'on peut faire abstraction de sa structure interne. 1, record 1, French, - boson
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bosón
1, record 1, Spanish, bos%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada una de las partículas tales que, si varias de ellas idénticas intervienen en un sistema, la función de onda que lo describe ha de ser simétrica en las coordenadas de las mismas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - bos%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los fotones y los mesones son bosones; tienen espín nulo o entero. 1, record 1, Spanish, - bos%C3%B3n
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