English
Q-ball
From Q (“charge”) + ball, coined by physicist Sidney Coleman.
The story
From Q (‘charge’) + ball, coined by physicist Sidney Coleman. In physics, charge is often represented by the letter Q, and the soliton is spherically symmetric.
Today it means
noun A charged soliton that represents the lowest possible energy state of its components and is therefore stable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Q-ball