What does "graviphoton" mean?

a hypothetical particle that emerges as an excitation of the gravitational field but whose physical properties are virtually indistinguishable from a photon

Graviphoton

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Noun

1
a hypothetical particle that emerges as an excitation of the gravitational field but whose physical properties are virtually indistinguishable from a photon particle

Etymology

From gravi- + photon.

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gravitational field

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