phonon 1

noundomain: natural obj.
EnWordnet [ver.5.0]
EnglishEnglish
Definition

a collective excitation in a periodic, elastic arrangement of atoms or molecules in condensed matter, like solids and some liquids.

  • 1.Often designated a quasiparticle, the phonon represents an excited state in the quantum mechanical quantization of the modes of vibrations of elastic structures of interacting particles.
FENG