quasi-particle

I laughed out loud when I read the first paragraph of your post but got bogged down as soon the word "quasi-particle" and knew I would have to come back and read the rest of it later when my brain was functioning a little better!

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A hypothetical quasi-particle a few times as massive as the electron would increase the cold fusion rate to readily measurable levels, about 10E-20 fusions per d-d molecule per second [1].

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Plasmons will interact strongly with photons at the interface of a metamaterial's metal and dielectric to form yet another quasi-particle called a surface plasmon polariton (SPP).

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Plasmons will interact strongly with photons at the interface of a metamaterial's metal and dielectric to form yet another quasi-particle called a surface plasmon polariton (SPP).

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When photons excite the collective electron oscillations at the interfaces between metal and dielectric (insulator) materials, they can form yet another quasi-particle called a surface plasmon polariton (SPP).

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When photons excite the collective electron oscillations at the interfaces between metal and dielectric (insulator) materials, they can form yet another quasi-particle called a surface plasmon polariton (SPP).

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When photons excite the collective electron oscillations at the interfaces between metal and dielectric (insulator) materials, they can form yet another quasi-particle called a surface plasmon polariton (SPP).

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Thus we musy consider the situation of the concept of a quasi-particle is applicable.

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