English Explanatory Dictionary

Gamow factor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A probability factor for the chance of two nuclear particles overcoming the Coulomb barrier in order to undergo nuclear reactions.

Word forms

Gamow factor Gamow factors

Etymology

Named after its discoverer, the physicist George Gamow.

Synonyms

Sommerfeld factor
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