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Gamow factor
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Etymology
Named after its discoverer, the physicist George Gamow.
Noun
Gamow factor (plural Gamow factors)
- (physics) A probability factor for the chance of two nuclear particles overcoming the Coulomb barrier in order to undergo nuclear reactions.
- Synonym: Sommerfeld factor
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