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Symbol λ. The temperature of 2.186 K below which helium–4 becomes a superfluid. The name derives from the shape of the curve of specific heat capacity against temperature, which is shaped like a Greek letter lambda (λ) at this point. See superfluidity.
From: lambda point in A Dictionary of Physics »
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