Q-ball

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A charged soliton that represents the lowest possible energy state of its components and is therefore stable.

    "Q-ball collisions are studied numerically on a two dimensional lattice for a range of Q-ball charges."

  2. 2
    An illicit drug made up from quetiapine and cocaine. slang

Example

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"Q-ball collisions are studied numerically on a two dimensional lattice for a range of Q-ball charges."

Etymology

From Q (“charge”) + ball, coined by physicist Sidney Coleman. In physics, charge is often represented by the letter Q, and the soliton is spherically symmetric.

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