"Kapitza-Dirac effect" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Kapitza-Dirac effects [plural]
Etymology: Named after Paul Dirac and Peter Kapitza who predicted the effect in 1933. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Kapitza-Dirac effect (plural Kapitza-Dirac effects)
  1. (quantum mechanics) The diffraction of matter by a standing wave of light. Wikipedia link: Paul Dirac, Peter Kapitza Categories (topical): Quantum mechanics

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