Graphino vs. Quasiparticle

Graphinonoun

(physics) A massless charged relativistic quasiparticle that arises from the low-energy excitations in a 2D graphene sheet interacting with an electromagnetic field

Quasiparticlenoun

(particle) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles

Quasiparticlenoun

a quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle

Quasiparticle

In physics, quasiparticles and collective excitations (which are closely related) are emergent phenomena that occur when a microscopically complicated system such as a solid behaves as if it contained different weakly interacting particles in vacuum. For example, as an electron travels through a semiconductor, its motion is disturbed in a complex way by its interactions with other electrons and with atomic nuclei.