Quote by: Francois Englert

I like to call it the scalar boson because this reflects an essential component of the theory - it means that the field the boson travels through has no preferred direction, unlike the way a magnetic field does.


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  • NameFrancois Englert
  • DescriptionBelgian theoretical physicist
  • BornNovember 6, 1932
  • CountryBelgium
  • ProfessionPhysicist; University Professor; Theoretical Physicist
  • AwardsWolf Prize In Physics; Francqui Prize; Sakurai Prize; Nobel Prize In Physics; Princess Of Asturias Award - Technical And Scientific Research