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The | The typical time of permanence of a particle in a given environment. | ||
More precisely, the decay time <math>\tau</math> that appears | |||
in the exponential decay <math>\exp(-t/\tau)</math> at long times. | in the exponential decay <math>\exp(-t/\tau)</math> at long times. | ||
Historically, the concept was introduced to describe the time | Historically, the concept was introduced to describe the time | ||
a particle is close to another [1], but it can be employed | |||
in other situations, | in other situations, as in [[Diffusion_at_interfaces | diffusion | ||
at interfaces]]. | at interfaces]]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/j150643a008 R. W. Impey, P. A. Madden, and I. R. McDonald "Hydration and mobility of ions in solution" | #[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/j150643a008 R. W. Impey, P. A. Madden, and I. R. McDonald "Hydration and mobility of ions in solution" J. Phys. Chem. '''87''' pp 5071 - 5083 (1983)] | ||