"Goldstone boson" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Goldstone bosons [plural]
Etymology: Named after British theoretical physicist Jeffrey Goldstone. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|theoretical physicist||||}} theoretical physicist, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Jeffrey Goldstone}} Jeffrey Goldstone, {{named-after|en|Jeffrey Goldstone|nat=British|occ=theoretical physicist|wplink==}} Named after British theoretical physicist Jeffrey Goldstone Head templates: {{en-noun}} Goldstone boson (plural Goldstone bosons)
  1. (physics) A spinless boson that necessarily appears in models exhibiting spontaneous breakdown of continuous symmetries. Wikipedia link: Goldstone boson Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms: Nambu-Goldstone boson Related terms: Goldstone's theorem
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