anyon
anyon · anyons
Any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the…Any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
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Meaning
1 sensesAny particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
Origin
From any + -on, since they can have any phase when particles are interchanged. Coined by FFrom 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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