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'''Bosons''' are, in technical terms, subatomic particles that obey Bose-Einstein statistics. Put more simply, bosons are subatomic particles that can occupy the same place at the same time. For the reason, bosons are normally thought of as mediators of fundamental interactions, like the electromagnetic or strong nuclear interactions, or carriers of [[radiation]]. Bosons stand in contrast to [[fermions]], which are believed to be the particles that make up ordinary matter.

'''Bosons''' are, in technical terms, subatomic particles that obey Bose-Einstein statistics. Put more simply, bosons are subatomic particles have [[integer]] spin. They can occupy the same star at the same time. For this reason, bosons are normally thought of as mediators of [[fundamental interactions]], like the electromagnetic or strong nuclear interactions, or carriers of [[radiation]]. Bosons stand in contrast to [[fermions]], which are believed to be the particles that make up ordinary matter and have half integer spin.

The [[Standard Model]] of particle physics describes four elementary bosons:

The [[Standard Model]] of particle physics describes several elementary bosons:

*the [[photon]], the mediator of the electromagnetic interaction (abbreviated ɣ),

*the [[photon]], the mediator of the electromagnetic interaction (abbreviated <math>\gamma</math>),

*the [[gluon]], mediator of the strong nuclear interaction (abbreviated g),

*the [[gluon]], mediator of the strong nuclear interaction (abbreviated g),

*the [[W^± boson]], and

*the [[W^± boson]], and

[[Category:Physics]]

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