skewon

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Etymology

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From skew +‎ -on.

Noun

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skewon (plural skewons)

  1. (physics) A theoretical particle related to the axion and dilaton
    • 2015, Alberto Favaro, Friedrich W. Hehl, “Light propagation in local and linear media: Fresnel-Kummer wave surfaces with 16 singular points”, in arXiv[1]:
      The identity of Fresnel and Kummer surfaces, which holds true for media with a certain symmetry (zero skewon piece), provides an elegant interpretation of the results.

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