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Definition of Energy state
1. Noun. A definite stable energy that a physical system can have; used especially of the state of electrons in atoms or molecules. "According to quantum theory only certain energy levels are possible"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Energy State
Literary usage of Energy state
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bose-Einstein Condensation: An Introduction edited by Keith Burnett, Mark Edwards, Charles W. Clark (1996)
"You get a tremendous number of particles all sitting in the very lowest available
energy state in the box in which you are holding the atoms. ..."
2. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"... obviously the nature and intensity of the migration will depend on the degree
of mobility of the molecules, that is, the energy state of the water. ..."
3. Revealing the Hidden Nature of Space And Time: Charting the Course for by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Spontaneous symmetry breaking describes a system where the lowest energy state
has less symmetry than the equations that describe that system. ..."
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