lemming@sh.itjust.workstoscience@lemmy.world•Bizarre particle gains or loses mass depending on direction it travelsEnglish
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7 days agoI think a quasi-particle is more like a phenomenon that can mathematically be described in a way a particle would be, rather than just a group of particles. After all, holes in semiconductors are quasiparticles caused by a lack of real particles.
Admittedly, I know very little about quasi-particles.
Surprisingly, I just read it actually does, and quite a few. None revolutionary and eye-catching like everybody hoped, but apparently, most of us has graphene in our smartphones, for example. I don’t remember specifics, I can try to look for the article where I read it, if you want very much.