quasiparticle

Other forms: quasiparticles

Definitions of quasiparticle
  1. noun
    a quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle
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    quantum
    (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
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