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hooke's atom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
hooke's atom
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An artificial helium-like atom where the Coulombic electron-nucleus interaction potential is replaced by a harmonic potential.

Etymology

The harmonic potential used to describe the electron-nucleus interaction is a consequence of Hooke's law.

Inflected Forms

Hooke's atoms (plural)

Synonyms

hookium harmonium

Questions

What does hooke's atom mean?
An artificial helium-like atom where the Coulombic electron-nucleus interaction potential is replaced by a harmonic potential.
Where does hooke's atom come from?
The harmonic potential used to describe the electron-nucleus interaction is a consequence of Hooke's law.

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