Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin limit

proper noun

A theoretical upper limit on the energy of cosmic ray protons travelling from other galaxies through the intergalactic medium to the Milky Way.

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Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin limit1

proper nounthe Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin limit

alternative Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin Limit

  1. astronomyA theoretical upper limit on the energy of cosmic ray protons travelling from other galaxies through the intergalactic medium to the Milky Way.

    Synonyms: GZK, GZK Limit, GZK limit, Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin cutoff, Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin Cut-off, Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin Cut-Off, Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin Cutoff, Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin cut-off

Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin Limit2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin limit.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA theoretical upper limit on the energy of cosmic ray protons travelling from other galaxies through the intergalactic medium to the Milky Way.

Similar
GZKGZK LimitGZK limitGreisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin cutoffGreisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin Cut-offGreisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin Cut-OffGreisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin CutoffGreisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin cut-offGreisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin cut offGreisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin Cut OffGZK cutoffGZK Cut-offGZK Cut-OffGZK CutoffGZK cut-offGZK cut offGZK Cut Off
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greisen-zatsepin-kuzmin cutoff

Origin

From the surnames of the three physicists who proposed this limitation on the long distance travel of energetic particles. From Greisen + Zatsepin + Kuzmin. Named after the American physicist Kenneth Greisen, and the Soviet physicists Georgiy Zatsepin, and Vadim Kuzmin. The Soviet and the American teams each discovered the limit separately in the 1960s, being independently computed in 1966.

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APA

Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin limit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin%20limit

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Chicago

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