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INTERACTION POTENTIAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

Net change in potential energy of the two colliding particles. A potential exists for each set of initial states of the particles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
OBS

énergie potentielle : La force [...] résulte de l'interaction entre deux corps; l'énergie potentielle U(M) associe à cette interaction est donc une propriété de l'ensemble des deux corps, qui interagissent, et dépend de la distance relative entre ces corps, tandis que l'énergie cinétique est attachée à un seul objet et dépend de sa vitesse. Par suite, l'énergie potentielle totale d'un ensemble de particules est la somme des énergies potentielles de chaque paire de particules en interaction. À chaque type d'interaction correspond une énergie potentielle particulière : électrostatique, de gravitation, élastique, etc.

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