graviton | has spin 2 | ![has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
carries the force gravity | ![2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
has definition A massless spin-2 particle which is the hypothetical quantum of the gravitational field. It mediates the force of gravity in a similar way to that in which the spin-1 gauge bosons (i.e. the photon, W±, Z0, and gluons) mediate the other forces. | ![has source: Coughlan, G.D., Dodd, J.E. 1999 The Ideas of Particle Physics, Cambridge University Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 has source: Coughlan, G.D., Dodd, J.E. 1999 The Ideas of Particle Physics, Cambridge University Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
has definition A hypothetical elementary particle associated with the gravitational interaction. It is a stable particle with zero rest mass, zero charge, and a spin of ± 2, and travels with the speed of light. | ![has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
has definition Smallest bundle of the gravitational force field; messenger particle for the gravitational force. | ![has source: Greene, B. 1999 The Elegant Universe, W.W. Norton and Co., New York, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 has source: Greene, B. 1999 The Elegant Universe, W.W. Norton and Co., New York, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
has definition The hypothetical quantum particle of the gravitational field. It could also be thought of as a quantized element of space-time curvature. | ![has source: Peat, D. 1988 Superstrings and the Search for a Theory of Everything, Contemporary Books, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 has source: Peat, D. 1988 Superstrings and the Search for a Theory of Everything, Contemporary Books, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
has definition A quantum of gravitational radiation. | ![has source: Silk, J. 1990 The Big Bang, W. H. Publishers, New York, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 has source: Silk, J. 1990 The Big Bang, W. H. Publishers, New York, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
has definition The quanta thought to convey gravitational force; analogous to the photons, gluons, and intermediate vector bosons of electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces. Predicted by quantum theory of gravity, gravitons have not yet been detected. | ![has source: Ferris, T. 1988 Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Morrow, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 has source: Ferris, T. 1988 Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Morrow, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
is a kind of carrier boson | ![has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
is a kind of massless particle | ![has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
is a kind of neutral particle | ![has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
is a kind of hypothetical particle | ![has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:17.0 has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:28:17.0](facet.gif) |
massless particle | has mass 0 | ![2001-09-27 09:28:02.0 2001-09-27 09:28:02.0](facet.gif) |
neutral particle | is not accelerated by electric or magnetic fields | ![2001-09-27 09:28:02.0 2001-09-27 09:28:02.0](facet.gif) |
has charge 0 | ![2001-09-27 09:28:02.0 2001-09-27 09:28:02.0](facet.gif) |
hypothetical particle | has acceptance status hypothetical | ![2001-09-27 09:28:16.0 2001-09-27 09:28:16.0](facet.gif) |
carrier boson | has synonym force carrier | ![2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
particle | obeys uncertainty principle | ![2001-09-27 09:28:02.0 2001-09-27 09:28:02.0](facet.gif) |
has frequency inversely proportional to the wavelength | ![2001-09-27 09:28:02.0 2001-09-27 09:28:02.0](facet.gif) |
has wavelength inversely proportional to its momentum | ![2001-09-27 09:28:02.0 2001-09-27 09:28:02.0](facet.gif) |
boson | has quantum behavior Bose-Einstein statistics | ![2001-09-27 09:28:07.0 2001-09-27 09:28:07.0](facet.gif) |
physical object | has location or center of gravity | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has angular momentum | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has velocity | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has momentum | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has temperature | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has volume | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has extent | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |
has material | ![2001-09-27 09:27:27.0 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0](facet.gif) |