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Lennard-Jones potential

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Etymology

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A form of this interatomic potential was first proposed in 1924 by John Lennard-Jones.

Noun

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Lennard-Jones potential (countable and uncountable, plural Lennard-Jones potentials)

  1. A simple mathematical approximation of the interaction between a pair of neutral atoms or molecules.