Lennard-Jones potential

noun

A simple mathematical approximation of the interaction between a pair of neutral atoms or molecules.

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Meanings

nounLennard-Jones potential (countable and uncountable, plural Lennard-Jones potentials)

plural Lennard-Jones potentials

  1. countableuncountableA simple mathematical approximation of the interaction between a pair of neutral atoms or molecules.

Origin

A form of this interatomic potential was first proposed in 1924 by John Lennard-Jones.

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