instanton

== English == === Etymology === From instant + -on. === Noun === instanton (plural instantons) (mathematics, physics) A solution to the imaginary time nonlinear field equation of Yang-Mills theory; carries information about quantum tunnelling. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === nonstatin == Dutch == === Noun === instanton n (plural instantons, diminutive instantonnetje n) (mathematics, physics) Instanton