Associations to the word «Quasiparticle»

Wiktionary

QUASIPARTICLE, noun. (particle) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles

Dictionary definition

QUASIPARTICLE, noun. A quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky