Which surface effect in physics is named after Edward Teller?
The Bohr-Teller effect
The Jahn-Teller effect
The Einstein-Teller effect
The Dirac-Teller effect
Answer
The Jahn-Teller effect is a quantum mechanical effect in which a molecule in a degenerate electronic state spontaneously distorts its geometry in order to remove the degeneracy and lower its energy. The effect is named after Edward Teller, who first proposed it in 1937.
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