Hypernym

noun

(physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)

force carrier 1

noundomain: natural obj.

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English

Definition

a particle that gives rise to forces between other particles.

Examples

1.A force between two particles can be described either as the action of a force field generated by one particle on the other, or in terms of the exchange of virtual force carrier particles between them.

Hyponym

noun

any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons

noun

a quantum of collective electron oscillation in a metal, considered as a quasiparticle.

noun

a collective excitation in a periodic, elastic arrangement of atoms or molecules in condensed matter, like solids and some liquids.

noun

a quasiparticle and a collective excitation of the electrons' spin structure in a crystal lattice.