Jahn-Teller effect

English

Etymology

From Hermann Arthur Jahn and Edward Teller.

Noun

Jahn-Teller effect (plural Jahn-Teller effects)

  1. (chemistry, physics) A distortion of any symmetric non-linear molecule which reduces its symmetry and lowers its energy.
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