Sommerfeld parameter
nounEtymology
Named after German physicist Arnold Sommerfeld.
Definitions
A dimensionless quantity, denoted by η, used in nuclear astrophysics in the calculation…
A dimensionless quantity, denoted by η, used in nuclear astrophysics in the calculation of reaction rates between two nuclei and in the definition of the astrophysical S-factor.
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