"Wigner effect" meaning in All languages combined

See Wigner effect on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Wigner effects [plural]
Etymology: Named after Eugene Wigner, who discovered the effect. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wigner effect (plural Wigner effects)
  1. (physics) The displacement of atoms in a solid, caused by neutron radiation. Wikipedia link: Eugene Wigner

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