Anyon
//ɛniɑn// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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)."
Example
More examples"The anyon concept has been used to describe phenomena in connection with the fractional quantum Hall effect (FOHE)."
Etymology
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.
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