Question

A 2019 claim that negative mass is carried by these particles complicates their status as Goldstone bosons. (0[3])These are (0[1])the typical particles emitted alongside photons when Brillouin ("bree-WANN") scattering contributes to Stokes shift. Beyond the regime in which these particles' energy increases (0[1])linearly with momentum, maxons and rotons arise. A superconducting "isotope (0[1])effect" evidences the role of these particles (0[1])in the association of electrons (0[1])into (*) Cooper pairs. (10[3]0[2])The relative phase (10[3])of neighboring lattice particles indicates (10[1])whether these particles are "optical" or "acoustic." (10[3])These particles (10[1])are (10[1])discrete (0[1])units of vibration (10[2])in crystals. (10[6])For 10 points, identify these quasiparticles named for the Greek word (10[1])for "sound." (10[2])■END■ (10[10]0[5])

ANSWER: phonons [accept optical phonons or acoustic phonons; prompt on sound waves]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Samy El-ZahabiChattahoochee BDetroit Catholic Central B160
Rochan SaireddyLambert BNorthside College Prep160
Nathan LiangThomas Jefferson CThomas Jefferson E160
Jefferson JiWestwoodRichard Montgomery180
Maya PujaraFairfield County ATHunter B400
Tate OsborneAlabama Cyber TechInnovation Academy A500
Gugan ThuduppathyMontgomery Blair ALexington570
Aaryan SumeshThomas Jefferson AUni of Illinois Laboratory620
Tyler SongWinston Churchill AGlenbrook South6510
Vidur KothurLindberghEastchester6510
Kaiden LeeNorthviewStrake Jesuit A6510
Anna LiaoCarmel BQuince Orchard650
Arjun DesikanSeven LakesSaratoga650
Draco QiaoCarmel AWalker6810
Neel RegeGreat ValleyClassen SAS6810
Ameya BhaleraoDowningtown STEMCentennial A6810
Camden WilliamsAudrain County ATHunter A7310
Kevin QiuWayzataAdlai E. Stevenson B8010
Sasha TripathiParkway WestEdina8010
Anirudh "Ani" SrinivasanAdlai E. Stevenson AStrake Jesuit B8010
Darren KellisMiltonThomas Jefferson B8210
Evan XueJohns CreekHinsdale Central A8310
Ray GuanWinston Churchill BYukon B840
Anvith VanukuriFremdBelmont8710
Brandon TorresCarl SandburgCentennial B8710
Sreyas SabbaniInnovation Academy BUni School of Nashville B8910
Aaron ZhangWalter Payton BLee's Summit8910
Wyatt JohnsonSolonLincoln-Way East A8910
Hrishi BhoomaThomas Jefferson DDetroit Catholic Central C8910
Kevin AdlerNorthmontWalter Payton A8910
Henry NolanHerronWhite Pigeon8910
Tony HanKane County ATSaint Joseph10010
Tarun DeviChattahoochee AWest Point10210
Andrew ZhaoRichard MontgomeryWestwood10210
Lynda MaBarringtonGeorgetown Day10310
Chris GoolsbyDetroit Catholic Central ALambert A10310
Saathvik KoneruDetroit Catholic Central BChattahoochee B1030
Camille PimentelHunter BFairfield County AT10310
Shaun IyerInnovation Academy AAlabama Cyber Tech10310
Alex BachYukon AIrvington10310
Winnie NutkowitzNorthside College PrepLambert B1030
Aadi PudasainiLexingtonMontgomery Blair A10310
Paige KoczanCoronadoNorth Quincy1030
Tristan AndreNorth QuincyCoronado1030
Zachary MartinPageHomewood-Flossmoor10310
Joshua KochGrosse Pointe SouthPark Tudor1030
Evan TingPark TudorGrosse Pointe South10310
Arjun VijaykumarSaratogaSeven Lakes10310
Justin YuanThomas Jefferson EThomas Jefferson C10310

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC06/07/2025Y3985%0%0%88.45