Meanings
nounGamow factor (plural Gamow factors)
plural Gamow factors
- natural sciencesA probability factor for the chance of two nuclear particles overcoming the Coulomb barrier in order to undergo nuclear reactions.
Synonyms: Sommerfeld factor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA probability factor for the chance of two nuclear particles overcoming the Coulomb barrier in order to undergo nuclear reactions.
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Named after its discoverer, the physicist George Gamow.
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