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An exotic atom is an otherwise normal atom in which one or more sub-atomic particles have been replaced by other particles.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
The Exotic Shorthair is a breed of cat developed as a short-haired version of the Persian. The Exotic is similar to the Persian in appearance with the exception of the short dense coat.
History
In the late 1950s, the Persian was used as an ...
, 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
An exotic derivative, in finance, is a derivative which is more complex than commonly traded "vanilla" products. This complexity usually relates to determination of payoff; see option style.
The category may also include derivatives with a non-s ...
, 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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