quasiparticle
noun
qua·si·par·ti·cle
ˌkwā-ˌzī-ˈpär-ti-kəl 
-ˌsī-,
ˌkwä-zē-,
-sē-
: a composite entity (such as a vibration in a solid) that is analogous in its behavior to a single particle
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In conventional metals, electric current flows in the form of quasiparticles—ripples that move inside lattices of atoms much like particles zipping through space.
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2024
These findings suggest that electricity may indeed not exist as distinct quasiparticles in strange metals.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2024
One way to see if electricity flows in fluid or quasiparticle form in strange metals is to focus on the phenomenon of shot noise—random fluctuations in an electric current that result from the way in which electricity normally consists of distinct chunks of charge.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2024
The secret to its speed lies the behavior of phonons, quasiparticles formed from vibrations in a solid.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2023
If the quasiparticle picture continues to crumble, what could replace it?
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
Those chunks are normally Landau’s electron-like quasiparticles.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
In solid materials, these vibrations travel in quanta of lattice vibrations (sometimes also called quasiparticles) known as phonons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Dec. 2023
Electron-like quasiparticles became the standard way of understanding metals.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2024
These findings suggest that electricity may indeed not exist as distinct quasiparticles in strange metals.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2024
One way to see if electricity flows in fluid or quasiparticle form in strange metals is to focus on the phenomenon of shot noise—random fluctuations in an electric current that result from the way in which electricity normally consists of distinct chunks of charge.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2024
The secret to its speed lies the behavior of phonons, quasiparticles formed from vibrations in a solid.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2023
If the quasiparticle picture continues to crumble, what could replace it?
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
Those chunks are normally Landau’s electron-like quasiparticles.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
In solid materials, these vibrations travel in quanta of lattice vibrations (sometimes also called quasiparticles) known as phonons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Dec. 2023
Electron-like quasiparticles became the standard way of understanding metals.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
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