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Bosons are integer-spin particles that obey Bose-Einstein statistics. Two bosons can occupy the same quantum state.

The name boson was coined by Paul Dirac to commemorate the contribution of the Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose in developing, with Einstein, Bose–Einstein statistics—which theorizes the characteristics of elementary particles.

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Probability enhancement for bosons: Probability goes over 1?

It is said that if there is already n bosons in a particular quantum state, the probability of another boson joining them is (n+1) times larger than it would have been otherwise. But if we apply this rule to calculate probability for one…
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Could a fundamental particles electric charge or spin be 'given' to them by bosons?

I understand the statement "The Higgs Boson gives particles their mass" is not entirely true, but at least captures the spirit of the idea. What I find curious about it is that mass is an almost universally shared aspect between particles, just like…
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Why are the weak force bosons not massless

I thought all bosons were theorized to be massless. The w+and-and z bosons of the weak force are said to carry mass. Dont bosons such as the photon just pass through each other? Is that not a property of something that is not "solid"..does that mean…
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