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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Noun[edit]
anyon (plural anyons)
- (physics) Any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
- 1995, Erik B Karlsson, Solid State Phenomena: As Seen by Muons, Protons, and Excited Nuclei:
- The anyon concept has been used to describe phenomena in connection with the fractional quantum Hall effect (FOHE).
Usage notes[edit]
- Not to be confused with anion.
Translations[edit]
type of particle
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
anyon (definite accusative anyonu, plural anyonlar)
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