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ultraquantum

UK/ˌʌltɹəˈkwɒntəm/US/ˌʌltɹəˈkwɑntəm/

ultraquantum adjective: of a state in which only the lowest Landau level (orbit with a discrete energy value) is occupied.

Adjective

ultraquantum (not comparable)

  1. Of a state in which only the lowest Landau level (orbit with a discrete energy value) is occupied.
    • In an ultraquantum magnetic field, i.e., when only the lowest Landau level is occupied, plateaus of the Hall resistance are also observed at fractional s (the fractional quantum Hall effect).1997, Richard C. Dorf, Electrical Engineering Handbook, →ISBN, page 507

Origin of ultraquantum

From ultra- + quantum.

Words formed from ultraquantum

  • ultraquantum limit

Questions about ultraquantum

What does ultraquantum mean?
Ultraquantum means of a state in which only the lowest Landau level (orbit with a discrete energy value) is occupied.
What part of speech is ultraquantum?
Ultraquantum is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ultraquantum?
Ultraquantum is pronounced /ˌʌltɹəˈkwɑntəm/ (US).

Words near ultraquantum in the dictionary

  1. ultrapure
  2. ultrapurification
  3. ultrapurified
  4. ultrapurism
  5. ultrapurity
  6. ultraquantum
  7. ultraquick
  8. ultraquiet
  9. ultrarace
  10. ultraraces
  11. ultraracism

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