"Schwinger effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: After physicist Julian Schwinger, who was the first to give a full theoretical description of the effect (in 1951). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Schwinger effect (uncountable)
  1. (physics) The predicted spontaneous creation of particle-antiparticle pairs in the presence of an extremely strong electric field. Wikipedia link: Julian Schwinger, Schwinger effect Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Hypernyms: pair production

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