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skyrmions

skyrmions is the plural of skyrmion.

Meaning of skyrmion

Noun

skyrmion (plural skyrmions)

  1. (solid state physics, string theory) Any of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to model certain properties of a nucleon.
    • No conclusive results are available yet; the hope is that the skyrmion would be stabilized at R#92;approx#92;lambda#95;c, where the gradient expansion breaks down and yet the skyrmion may still carry the quark quantum numbers.1985, William A. Bardeen, Alan R. White, editors, Symposium on Anomalies, Geometry, Topology, World Scientific, page 502
  2. (solid state physics) A type of topological soliton that occurs in magnetic materials and magnetic thin films.

Phrases with skyrmions

Questions about skyrmions

What is skyrmions the plural of?
Skyrmions is the plural of skyrmion.

Words near skyrmions in the dictionary

  1. skyrmion
  2. skyrmionic
  3. skyrmionics
  4. skyrmionium
  5. skyrmioniums
  6. skyrmions
  7. skyrocket
  8. skyrocketed
  9. skyrocketing
  10. skyrockets
  11. skyrockety

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