anyon

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Etymology

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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.

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anyon (plural anyons)

  1. (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).

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  • Not to be confused with anion.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French anion.

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anyon (definite accusative anyonu, plural anyonlar)

  1. (chemistry) anion

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