English Explanatory Dictionary

Lennard-Jones potential

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A simple mathematical approximation of the interaction between a pair of neutral atoms or molecules.

Word forms

Lennard-Jones potential Lennard-Jones potentials

Etymology

A form of this interatomic potential was first proposed in 1924 by John Lennard-Jones.

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