Debye sphere

noun

A volume whose radius is the Debye length, in which there is a sphere of influence, and outside of which charges are electrically screened.

Meanings

nounDebye sphere (plural Debye spheres)

plural Debye spheres

  1. natural sciencesA volume whose radius is the Debye length, in which there is a sphere of influence, and outside of which charges are electrically screened.
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