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Kapitza-Dirac effect

Kapitza-Dirac effect noun: the diffraction of matter by a standing wave of light.

Noun

Kapitza-Dirac effect (plural Kapitza-Dirac effects)

  1. (quantum mechanics) The diffraction of matter by a standing wave of light.

Forms of Kapitza-Dirac effect

pluralKapitza-Dirac effects

Origin of Kapitza-Dirac effect

Named after Paul Dirac and Peter Kapitza who predicted the effect in 1933.

Questions about Kapitza-Dirac effect

What does Kapitza-Dirac effect mean?
Kapitza-Dirac effect means the diffraction of matter by a standing wave of light.
What part of speech is Kapitza-Dirac effect?
Kapitza-Dirac effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Kapitza-Dirac effect?
The plural of Kapitza-Dirac effect is Kapitza-Dirac effects.

Words near Kapitza-Dirac effect in the dictionary

  1. Kapitean
  2. Kapiti Coast
  3. Kapitolyo
  4. Kapitza resistance
  5. Kapitza resistances
  6. Kapitza-Dirac effect
  7. Kapitza-Dirac effects
  8. Kapka
  9. Kaplan
  10. Kaplan turbine
  11. Kaplan turbines

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