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Anyon vs Anion - What's the difference?

anyon | anion |

As nouns the difference between anyon and anion

is that anyon is any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of which are the standard Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics while anion is a negatively charged ion.

anyon

English

Noun

(wikipedia anyon) (en noun)
  • (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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    anion

    English

    (wikipedia anion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A negatively charged ion.

    • Related terms

    * cation

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