boson star
Meanings
noun
- A theoretical type of heavenly body composed of a form of boson that is self-repelling, what should be highly dense and bend spacetime in a manner approaching that of a black hole.
Word forms
Etymology
From boson + star (“celestial body”). From being an astronomical object composed of mostly bosons, not a star or stellar remnant in the usual sense.
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