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anyon

US/ɛniɑn/

anyon noun: any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.

Noun

anyon (plural anyons)

  1. Any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
    • The anyon concept has been used to describe phenomena in connection with the fractional quantum Hall effect (FOHE).1995, Erik B Karlsson, Solid State Phenomena: As Seen by Muons, Protons, and Excited Nuclei

Forms of anyon

pluralanyons

Origin of anyon

From any + -on, since they can have any phase when particles are interchanged. Coined by Frank Wilczek in 1982 in the journal Physical Review Letters.

Words formed from anyon

Questions about anyon

What does anyon mean?
Anyon means any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
What part of speech is anyon?
Anyon is a noun.
How do you pronounce anyon?
Anyon is pronounced /ɛniɑn/ (US).
What is the plural of anyon?
The plural of anyon is anyons.

Words near anyon in the dictionary

  1. Anyi
  2. Anykščiai
  3. anymore
  4. anyolite
  5. anyolites
  6. anyon
  7. anyone
  8. anyone else
  9. anyone who is anybody
  10. anyone who is anyone
  11. anyone who's anybody

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