gluon

elementary particle that mediates the strong force
Thing type_of_quantum_particle Q3299
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gluon

Summary

gluon is a type of quantum particle[1]. gluon draws 1,945 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_quantum_particle category, ranking #17 of 125).[2]

Key Facts

  • gluon's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle[3].
  • gluon is a type of gauge boson[4].
  • gluon is a type of massless quantum particle[5].
  • gluon is a type of boson[6].
  • gluon is a type of force carrier[7].
  • gluon is a type of elementary particle[8].
  • gluon's Commons category is recorded as Gluons[9].
  • gluon's interaction is recorded as strong interaction[10].
  • gluon's interaction is recorded as gravity[11].
  • gluon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gluons[12].
  • gluon's spin quantum number is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[13].
  • gluon's parity quantum number is recorded as {'amount': '-1'}[14].
  • gluon's Monte Carlo Particle Number is recorded as 21[15].
  • gluon's has characteristic is recorded as color charge[16].
  • gluon's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q108888186', 'amount': '+0'}[17].
  • gluon's antiparticle is recorded as gluon[18].
  • gluon's electric charge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2101', 'amount': '+0'}[19].
  • gluon's has superpartner is recorded as gluino[20].
  • gluon's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[21].
  • gluon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].

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Definition and Type

gluon's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle[3]. Recorded subclass of include gauge boson[4], massless quantum particle[5], boson[6], force carrier[7], and elementary particle[8].

Why It Matters

gluon draws 1,945 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_quantum_particle category, ranking #17 of 125).[2] gluon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Review of Particle Physics. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Review of Particle Physics. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    Topic's main category Category:Gluons
    Subclass of gauge boson, massless quantum particle, boson +2
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