English Explanatory Dictionary

Bethe formula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A formula describing the mean energy loss per distance travelled of swift charged particles traversing matter (or alternatively the stopping power of the material).

Word forms

Bethe formula the Bethe formula

Etymology

Named after Hans Bethe, who found the non-relativistic version in 1930.

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