instanton

See also: instantón

English

Etymology

From instant +‎ -on.

Noun

instanton (plural instantons)

  1. (mathematics, physics) A solution to the imaginary time nonlinear field equation of Yang-Mills theory; carries information about quantum tunnelling.

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Noun

instanton n (plural instantons, diminutive instantonnetje n)

  1. (mathematics, physics) Instanton
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