Fermiony i bozony Flashcards
(38 cards)
What are fermions?
Fermions are particles that follow the Pauli exclusion principle and have half-integer spin.
What are bosons?
Bosons are particles that do not follow the Pauli exclusion principle and have integer spin.
True or False: All fermions are matter particles.
True
True or False: Bosons can occupy the same quantum state.
True
What is the spin of a fermion?
Fermions have half-integer spin values, such as 1/2, 3/2, etc.
What is the spin of a boson?
Bosons have integer spin values, such as 0, 1, 2, etc.
Which of the following is an example of a fermion: electron, photon, or gluon?
Electron
Which of the following is an example of a boson: neutrino, Higgs boson, or proton?
Higgs boson
Fill in the blank: The Pauli exclusion principle states that no two ______ can occupy the same quantum state simultaneously.
fermions
What is the role of bosons in particle physics?
Bosons act as force carriers in interactions between fermions.
True or False: Photons are a type of fermion.
False
What principle do fermions follow?
Fermions follow the Pauli exclusion principle.
What principle do bosons follow?
Bosons do not follow the Pauli exclusion principle.
What is a composite fermion?
A composite fermion is made of an odd number of fermions, such as protons or neutrons.
What is a composite boson?
A composite boson is made of an even number of fermions, such as mesons.
Fill in the blank: The ______ is a particle that mediates the weak nuclear force and is a boson.
W boson
Which particle is responsible for mediating the strong nuclear force?
Gluon
True or False: All particles can be classified as either fermions or bosons.
True
What distinguishes fermions from bosons in terms of their statistical behavior?
Fermions follow Fermi-Dirac statistics, while bosons follow Bose-Einstein statistics.
What is a notable property of bosons regarding their occupancy in quantum states?
Bosons can occupy the same quantum state in unlimited numbers.
Name one type of fundamental boson.
Higgs boson, photon, or gluon.
What is the significance of the Higgs boson?
The Higgs boson is responsible for giving mass to other particles through the Higgs mechanism.
Fill in the blank: The ______ is the spin-0 boson associated with the Higgs field.
Higgs boson
What is the mass of the Higgs boson?
Approximately 125 GeV/c².