Open AccessStopping power, its meaning, and its general characteristics
Author(s) -
Mitio Inokuti
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/71685
Subject(s) - stopping power , meaning (existential) , set (abstract data type) , connection (principal bundle) , power (physics) , relation (database) , stopping time , statistical physics , particle (ecology) , computer science , mathematical economics , mathematics , physics , epistemology , statistics , philosophy , quantum mechanics , telecommunications , data mining , geology , geometry , oceanography , detector , programming language
This essay presents remarks on the meaning of stopping, power and of its magnitude. More precisely, the first set of remarks concerns the connection of stopping power with elements of particle-transport theory, which describes particle transport and its consequences in full detail, including its stochastic aspects. The second set of remarks concerns the magnitude of the stopping power of a material and its relation with the material`s electronic structure and other properties