graviton
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Summary
graviton is a type of quantum particle[1]. graviton ranks in the top 9% of type of quantum particle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,626 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: hypothetical particle[3], massless quantum particle[4], real neutral particle[5], elementary boson[6], force carrier[7]
- Interaction: gravity[8]
- Spin quantum number: 2[9]
- Parity quantum number: 1[10]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[11]
- Monte Carlo Particle Number: 39[12]
- Speed: 299,792,458 metre per second[13]
- Mass: 0 electronvolt per speed of light squared[14]
- Antiparticle: graviton[15]
- Electric charge: 0 elementary charge[16]
- Has superpartner: gravitino[17]
- Mean lifetime: 450,000,000 years[18], 1 infinity[19]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20]
Why It Matters
graviton has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] graviton is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]