Fermion Definition

fûrmē-ŏn, fĕr-
fermions
noun
Any of a class of subatomic particles that obey the Pauli exclusion principle and have fractional spin, including the leptons, quarks, and baryons.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Fermion

Noun

Singular:
fermion
Plural:
fermions

Origin of Fermion

  • From Enrico Fermi (Italian-American physicist) + -on.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Enrico Fermi

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Fermion Sentence Examples

  • The fermion determinant is calculated by summing over the resulting complex eigenvalues.

  • The fermion field storage order is not the canonical one but it is particular to the fermion type.

  • Quark (q) A fundamental fermion that has strong interactions.

  • A composite fermion consists of an electron (or hole) bound to an even number of magnetic flux quanta.

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Words Starting With

FFEFER

Words Ending With

NONION

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