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potential well
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potential well
n
(Physics / General Physics) Physics a localized region in a field of force in which the potential has a deep minimum


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And we're moving the charge around by coupling potential wells," said Smith.
In a lattice clock, a further step then follows in which the atoms are held in potential wells.
Following a short break, the Racing Post has in recent days received a new round of calls from potential Wells clients, asking for confirmation of his supposedly phenomenal success rate, but Beagley said: "We sent out 5,000 brochures three weeks ago and if they are still landing it is nothing short of the post office doing a useless job.
 
 
 
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