Breit–Wigner distribution

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lorentz_distribution
gptkbp:application scattering cross sections
spectral line shapes
gptkbp:category continuous probability distribution
gptkbp:describes resonance behavior
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1936
gptkbp:form f(E) = (1/2π) (Γ/((E-E₀)² + (Γ/2)²))
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Breit–Wigner distribution
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Eugene_Wigner
gptkb:Gregory_Breit
gptkbp:parameter E₀ (resonance energy)
Γ (full width at half maximum)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cauchy_distribution
gptkbp:usedIn nuclear physics
particle physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gregory_Breit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5