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| − | In [[physics]], the '''mean free path''' is the average distance traveled by a moving particle (such as an atom, a molecule, a [[photon]]) between successive impacts (collisions), which modify its direction or energy or other particle properties. | + | In [[physics]], the '''mean free path''' is the average distance traveled by a moving particle (such as an atom, a molecule, a [[photon]]) between successive impacts (collisions), which modify its direction or [[energy]] or other particle properties. |
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_free_path Mean free path] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_free_path Mean free path] @ Wikipedia | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 25 April 2016
In physics, the mean free path is the average distance traveled by a moving particle (such as an atom, a molecule, a photon) between successive impacts (collisions), which modify its direction or energy or other particle properties.
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- Mean free path @ Wikipedia
