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bethe formula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
bethe -for-mu-la
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A formula describing the mean energy loss per distance travelled of swift charged particles traversing matter (or alternatively the stopping power of the material).

Etymology

Named after Hans Bethe, who found the non-relativistic version in 1930.

Inflected Forms

the Bethe formula (canonical)

Questions

What does bethe formula mean?
A formula describing the mean energy loss per distance travelled of swift charged particles traversing matter (or alternatively the stopping power of the material).
Where does bethe formula come from?
Named after Hans Bethe, who found the non-relativistic version in 1930.

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