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Goldstone boson

massless boson that must be present in a quantum system with spontaneously broken symmetry
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Summary

Goldstone boson is a type of quantum particle[1]. It draws 388 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_quantum_particle category, ranking #40 of 125).[2]

Key Facts

  • Goldstone boson is credited with the discovery of Yoichiro Nambu[3].
  • Goldstone boson's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle[4].
  • Jeffrey Goldstone is named after Goldstone boson[5].
  • Goldstone boson is a type of boson[6].
  • Goldstone boson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1960[7].
  • Goldstone boson's significant event is recorded as theory[8].
  • Goldstone boson's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/goldstone-mode[9].

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Definition and Type

Goldstone boson's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle[4]. It is a type of boson[6].

Origins

Jeffrey Goldstone is named after Goldstone boson[5].

Why It Matters

Goldstone boson draws 388 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_quantum_particle category, ranking #40 of 125).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Yoichiro Nambu

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → theory
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → type of quantum particle
    Named after → Jeffrey Goldstone
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