Efimov state
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after Russian theoretical physicist Vitaly Efimov.
Noun[edit]
Efimov state (plural Efimov states)
- (quantum mechanics) Each of the infinitely many three-body bound states due to the interaction of three identical bosons, when a two-body state is exactly at the dissociation threshold.
Further reading[edit]
- Efimov state on Wikipedia.Wikipedia