Exotic
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Exotic can mean:
- In mathematics:
- Exotic R4 - differentiable manifold homeomorphic to the Euclidean space R4, but not diffeomorphic
- Exotic sphere - differentiable manifold homeomorphic to the ordinary sphere, but not diffeomorphic
- In physics:
- Exotic atom atom with one or more electrons replaced by other negatively charged particles
- Exotic hadrons:
- Exotic baryons - bound states of 3 quarks and additional particles
- Exotic mesons - non-quark model mesons
- Exotic matter - a hypothetical concept of particle physics
- In other fields:
- Exotic (magazine) - a magazine about the porn industry
- Exotic (cat) - a breed of cat
- Exotic dance - a form of dancing or stripping
- Exotic pets - non common pets e.g. reptiles
- Exotic derivative - a type of financial derivative
- Exotic car - a type of car, also referred to as supercar
- and can also, as an adjective, refer to exoticism