Efimov state
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Russian theoretical physicist Vitaly Efimov.
Noun
editEfimov 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