Second Born electrons, born again seamen
Popular Physics
2024-01-11 v2 Quantum Physics
Abstract
The multiple puns in the title play on a curiosity, that the rescue of a person overboard at sea and the dominance of the second Born term in charge transfer in atomic collisions share common elements of physics. Essentials and commonality in the two are explained.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2310.17666,
title = {Second Born electrons, born again seamen},
author = {A. R. P. Rau},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.17666},
year = {2024}
}
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4 pages, 2 figures