instanton

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Translations
2 Dutch
- 2.1 Noun

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

instant +‎ -on

Noun [edit]

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Instanton

Wikipedia instanton (plural instantons)

(mathematics, physics) A solution to the imaginary time nonlinear field equation of Yang-Mills field theory; carries information about quantum tunnelling.

Translations [edit]

A solution to the Yang-Mills field theory equation

Dutch: instanton (nl) n

Italian: istantone (it) m
Spanish: instantón (es)

Dutch [edit]

Noun [edit]

instanton n (plural instantons, diminutive instantonnetje)

(mathematics, physics) Instanton.

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