ゲージ粒子 (ゲージりゅうし) Japanese meaning | KotomoraMeanings
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noun
gauge boson
physics
Technical term in particle physics for force-carrying particles such as photons, gluons, and W/Z bosons.
grains, drop, counter for tiny particles
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- ボース粒子
Boson is a broader class of particles obeying Bose-Einstein statistics; gauge bosons are a subset of bosons that act as force carriers.
- フェルミ粒子
Fermions are matter particles (e.g., electrons, quarks) obeying the Pauli exclusion principle, in contrast to gauge bosons which are force carriers.
Etymology
From English 'gauge' + 粒子 (particle). The term entered Japanese physics terminology in the mid-20th century alongside quantum field theory.
