Thomson problem en · PROPN
Etymology
The physicist J. J. Thomson posed the problem in 1904.
Meanings
- The problem of determining the minimum electrostatic potential energy configuration of a given number of electrons constrained to the surface of a unit sphere that repel each other with a force given by Coulomb's law.
Forms
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| the Thomson problem | canonical | lexicographic |