noun
- a collective excitation in a solid that behaves like a particle and can be described using particle-like properties
Usage: physics
Examples
- Phonons are quasiparticles that represent vibrations in a crystal lattice.
- The physicist studied how quasiparticles move through the semiconductor material.
- Electrons in metals can be treated as quasiparticles with an effective mass.
- The research focused on the interaction between different types of quasiparticles.
- Understanding quasiparticle behavior is crucial for developing quantum devices.
- The team observed novel quasiparticle states in the two-dimensional material.