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polaron: a standalone construct

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Condensed matter physics

an electron dressed by the lattice distortion it creates in an ionic crystal, moving as a heavier composite quasiparticle.

In condensed matter physics, polaron refers to an electron dressed by the lattice distortion it creates in an ionic crystal, moving as a heavier composite quasiparticle. This meaning comes from Fröhlich (1954) in Advances in Physics.[1]

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References

Fröhlich, H. (1954). Electrons in lattice fields. Advances in Physics, 3(11), 325-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/00018735400101213

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