Breit-Wheeler process
Meanings
noun
- A proposed physical process in which a positron-electron pair is created from the collision of two photons; the simplest mechanism by which pure light can be potentially transformed into matter.
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Etymology
Described theoretically by Gregory Breit and John A. Wheeler in 1934.
Synonyms
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