plural of debye

(physics) The CGS unit of electric dipole moment, defined as 1 D = 10⁻¹⁸ statcoulomb-centimetre and computable from the SI unit coulomb-metre by multiplying by the factor 3.33564 × 10⁻³⁰.

A surname.

(physics) A volume whose radius is the Debye length, in which there is a sphere of influence, and outside of which charges are electrically screened.

plural of Debye sphere

plural of Debye radius

(physics) Synonym of Debye length

(physics) In plasmas and electrolytes, a measure of a charge carrier's net electrostatic effect in a solution and how far that effect persists.

plural of Debye length

A theoretical explanation for departures from ideality in solutions of electrolytes.