In theoretical physics, a bare particle is an excitation of an elementary quantum field. Such a particle is not identical to the particles observed in the experiments: the real particles are dressed particles that also include additional particles surrounding the bare one.
Famous quotes containing the words bare and/or particle:
“Out of the first warmth of spring,
And out of the shine of the menlocks,
Among the bare and crooked trees,
She found a helping from the cold,
Like a meaning in nothingness....”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“Each particle is a microcosm, and faithfully renders the likeness of the world.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)