ultraquantum
adjUS /ˌʌltɹəˈkwɑntəm/ · UK /ˌʌltɹəˈkwɒntəm/
Etymology From ultra- + quantum.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Of a state in which only the lowest Landau level (orbit with a discrete energy value) is occupied.
- In an ultraquantum magnetic field, i.e., when only the lowest Landau level is occupied, plateaus of the Hall resistance are also observed at fractional s (the fractional quantum Hall effect).1997, Richard C. Dorf, Electrical Engineering Handbook, →ISBN, page 507:
- Derived terms
- ultraquantum limit