"Jeans escape" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Jeans escapes [plural]
Etymology: Named after English physicist Sir James Jeans (1877–1946), who is credited with calculating the rate of such atmospheric escape. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Jeans escape (countable and uncountable, plural Jeans escapes)
  1. (planetology, astrophysics) A type of atmospheric escape in which a light gas atom or molecule (typically a helium atom or hydrogen molecule) gains sufficient momentum through collision with other molecules to escape the atmosphere (and gravitational pull) of a planet. Wikipedia link: Atmospheric escape, James Jeans Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astrophysics, Planetology
    Sense id: en-Jeans_escape-en-noun-3KpMiz2J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, astrophysics, natural-sciences, planetology

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