Transmutation

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Transmutation may refer to:

Pseudoscience and science

Alchemy

  • Chrysopoeia and argyropoeia, the turning of base metals, such as lead or copper, into gold and silver
  • Magnum opus (alchemy), the creation of the philosopher's stone
  • Mental transmutation
    , the transformation of a mental state

Biology

  • Biological transmutation
    , the claim that nuclear transmutation occurs within living organisms
  • Transmutation of species, the alteration of one species into another

Physics

  • Dimensional transmutation, a physical mechanism in particle physics that transforms a pure number into a parameter with a dimension
  • Nuclear transmutation, the conversion of one chemical element or isotope into another through nuclear reaction

Psychology

  • Sexual transmutation
    or sexual sublimation, an attempt to transform sexual energy into creativity and thereby facilitate spiritual awakening

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

Music

See also