anticross

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ cross.

Verb

anticross (third-person singular simple present anticrosses, present participle anticrossing, simple past and past participle anticrossed)

1. (quantum mechanics, of energy levels) To fail to cross in a graph of energy vs. electric field strength; characteristic of coherent superposition states
   • 1998, Lev Zimin et al., “LO Phonon Renormalization in Optically Excited CuCl Nanocrystals”, in Physical Review Letters‎, volume 80, number 14:

     When the mixing becomes resonant, the phonon sideband anticrosses with the excited exciton state.

Noun

anticross (plural anticrosses)

1. (quantum mechanics) A case of anticrossing
   • 1998, K. Chang, J.B. Xia, “The effects of electric field on the electronic structure of a semiconductor quantum dot”, in Journal of Applied Physics‎, volume 84:

     These anticrosses arise from the mixing effect of heavy and light hole states.

Anagrams

• Carsonist, Crisantos, Nicastros, cast irons, croissant