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subvacuum

subvacuum noun: a quantum field or spacetime obtained from a vacuum by a "squeezing" process.

Noun

subvacuum (plural subvacuums or subvacua)

  1. A quantum field or spacetime obtained from a vacuum by a "squeezing" process
    • It is found possible for this decoherence to be below the level from the pure vacuum, rendering another subvacuum phenomenon of recoherence.2015, Chen-Pin Yeh, Da-Shin Lee, “Subvacuum effects in Quantum Critical Theories from Holographic Approach”, in arXiv

Forms of subvacuum

pluralsubvacuums
pluralsubvacua

Origin of subvacuum

From sub- + vacuum.

Questions about subvacuum

What does subvacuum mean?
Subvacuum means a quantum field or spacetime obtained from a vacuum by a "squeezing" process.
What part of speech is subvacuum?
Subvacuum is a noun.
What is the plural of subvacuum?
The plural of subvacuum is subvacuums.

Words near subvacuum in the dictionary

  1. subuser
  2. subusers
  3. Subusub
  4. Subutex
  5. subutriform
  6. subvacuum
  7. subvaginal
  8. subvalent
  9. subvalue
  10. subvalues
  11. subvalvar

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