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