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quasiparticle

DEFINITIONS OF: quasiparticle

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n 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

Type of:
quantum
(physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
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