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Frank-Tamm formula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A formula that yields the amount of Cherenkov radiation emitted on a given frequency as a charged particle moves through a medium at superluminal velocity.

Word forms

Frank-Tamm formula the Frank-Tamm formula

Etymology

Named after Russian physicists Ilya Frank and Igor Tamm.

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