quasiparticle

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What does quasiparticle mean?

Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles

Where does quasiparticle come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- English particle English quasiparticle From quasi- + particle.

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