Efimov state

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English

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Etymology

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Named after Russian theoretical physicist Vitaly Efimov.

Noun

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Efimov state (plural Efimov states)

  1. (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.

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