In materials, a photon quasiparticle is a photon as affected by its interactions with the material. ... A polaron is a quasiparticle which comes about when an electron interacts with the polarization of its surrounding ions. An exciton is an electron and hole bound together.

Are atoms quasiparticles?

Unlike fundamental bits of matter like electrons and quarks, quasiparticles aren't members of the standard model. And unlike neutrons, protons, or even atoms and molecules, they aren't independent structures floating about on their own in free space.

What is the meaning of quasiparticle?

: a composite entity (such as a vibration in a solid) that is analogous in its behavior to a single particle.