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Electron vs Orbiton - What's the difference?

electron | orbiton |

As nouns the difference between electron and orbiton

is that electron is while orbiton is (physics) a quasiparticle, corresponding to the orbital energy of an electron, which can result from an electron apparently ‘splitting’ under certain conditions.

electron

English

(wikipedia electron)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
  • (chemistry, obsolete) Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron.

    • Related terms

    * electronic * electronics * free electron

    See also

    * neutron * proton * (wikipedia "electron") ----

    orbiton

    English

    (wikipedia orbiton)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) A quasiparticle, corresponding to the orbital energy of an electron, which can result from an electron apparently ‘splitting’ under certain conditions.
  • * 2012 , BBC News online, 18 Apr 2012:
    • Two such quasi-particles had been seen before, but a team reporting in Nature has now confirmed a third: the orbiton .

    See also

    * holon * spinon ----