Orbiton
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Orbiton is a noun meaning (particle physics) A quasiparticle, corresponding to the orbital energy of an electron, which can result from an electron apparently ‘splitting’ under certain conditions.
Meaning
(particle physics) A quasiparticle, corresponding to the orbital energy of an electron, which can result from an electron apparently ‘splitting’ under certain conditions.
Example Sentences
Two such quasi-particles had been seen before, but a team reporting in Nature has now confirmed a third: the orbiton.
Word Forms
- orbitons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include orbital, holon, spinon, positronium, quasineutron, quasiboson.
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