"instanton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: instantons [plural]
Etymology: instant + -on Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|instant|on}} instant + -on Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: instanton Categories (topical): Mathematics, Physics Derived forms: hyperinstanton Translations (A solution to the Yang-Mills theory equation): instantoi (Basque), 瞬子 (shùnzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), instanton [neuter] (Dutch), istantone [masculine] (Italian), instantón (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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