Exotic may refer to:
Mathematics and physics
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Exotic R4, a differentiable 4-manifold, homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the Euclidean space R
4
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Exotic sphere
In an area of mathematics called differential topology, an exotic sphere is a differentiable manifold ''M'' that is homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the standard Euclidean ''n''-sphere. That is, ''M'' is a sphere from the point of view of ...
, a differentiable ''n''-manifold, homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the ordinary ''n''-sphere
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Exotic atom
An exotic atom is an otherwise normal atom in which one or more sub-atomic particles have been replaced by other particles. For example, electrons may be replaced by other negatively charged particles such as muons (muonic atoms) or pions (pionic a ...
, an atom with one or more electrons replaced by other negatively charged particles
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Exotic hadron
Exotic hadrons are subatomic particles composed of quarks and gluons, but which – unlike "well-known" hadrons such as protons, neutrons and mesons – consist of more than three valence quarks. By contrast, "ordinary" hadrons contain just two or ...
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Exotic baryon
In particle physics, exotic baryons are a type of hadron (bound states of quarks and gluons) with half-integer spin, but with a quark content different from the three quarks (''qqq'') present in conventional baryons. An example would be pentaq ...
, bound states of 3 quarks and additional particles
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Exotic meson
In particle physics, exotic mesons are mesons that have quantum numbers not possible in the quark model; some proposals for non-standard quark model mesons could be:
;glueballs or gluonium: Glueballs have no valence quarks at all.
;tetraquarks: ...
, non-quark model mesons
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Exotic matter
There are several proposed types of exotic matter:
* Hypothetical particles and states of matter that have not yet been encountered, but whose properties would be within the realm of mainstream physics if found to exist.
* Several particles who ...
, a hypothetical concept of particle physics
Music
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"Exotic" (1963 song), a song by The Sentinals from the 1963 album ''Surf Crazy - Original Surfin' Hits''
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"Exotic" (Lil Baby song), 2018
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"Exotic" (Priyanka Chopra song), a 2012 song by Priyanka Chopra featuring Pitbull
Flora and fauna
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Exotic pet
An exotic pet is a pet which is relatively rare or unusual to keep, or is generally thought of as a Wild animal, wild species rather than as a Domesticated animal, domesticated pet. The definition varies by culture, location, and over time—as an ...
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Exotic Shorthair, a breed of cat
*Exotic species (or
introduced species
An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived ther ...
), a species not native to an area
Other
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Exotic dancer
A stripper or exotic dancer is a person whose occupation involves performing striptease in a public adult entertainment venue such as a strip club. At times, a stripper may be hired to perform at private events.
Modern forms of stripping m ...
, a type of dancer or stripper
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Exotic derivative, a type of financial derivative
See also
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Exoticism
Exoticism (from ''exotic'') is the style or traits considered characteristic of a distant foreign country. In art and design it is a trend where creators become fascinated with ideas and styles from distant regions and draw inspiration from them. ...
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Exotica (disambiguation)
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