Definition of Quasiparticles

1. Noun. (plural of quasiparticle) ¹

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Definition of Quasiparticles

1. quasiparticle [n] - See also: quasiparticle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quasiparticles

quasimomenta
quasimomentum
quasimonochromatic
quasimusical
quasineutral
quasineutral plasma
quasineutrality
quasinormal
quasinumerical
quasioptical
quasiorder
quasiorders
quasiparallel
quasiparental
quasiparticle
quasiparticles (current term)
quasiperfect
quasiperiodic
quasiperiodically
quasiperiodicity
quasiplanar
quasipolynomial
quasipolynomials
quasipositive
quasiprobabilities
quasiprobability
quasiproton
quasipsychotic
quasipublic
quasirandom

Literary usage of Quasiparticles

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bose-Einstein Condensation: An Introduction edited by Keith Burnett, Mark Edwards, Charles W. Clark (1996)
"Note that in the equation of state the average occupation numbers of the quasiparticles A^ are equal to the Bose distribution function evaluated at nu>k. ..."

2. Proceedings of the Sixth Meeting of the Task Force on Shielding Aspects of by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2004)
"It is assumed that the ratio of the number of quasiparticles (excitons) n at each pre-equilibrium reaction stage to the number of excitons in equilibrium ..."

3. 40 Years of Entropy and the Glass Transition: Symposium Papers edited by Gregory B. McKenna, Sharon C. Glotzer (1997)
"... we can maintain that the N¡, M¡ of Eqs. (17) refer not only to configuration space, but also to particles or quasiparticles in our 3-d space. ..."

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