Molecules don't collide in the conventional sense; instead, their quantum mechanical waves stretch and overlap.

在传统意义上的分子不再相互碰撞，反而，它们的量子波会伸展和重叠。

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As electrons accelerate in the electric field, they gain energy that they pass on to the atoms and molecules of the gas as they collide with them, creating a glowing plasma.

当电子在电场加速时，电极就会获得能量，并在与气体原子和分子相撞时把能量传递给它们，这样就会产生发光的等离子气体。

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When the ionized molecules recombine with electrons or collide with one another, the energy released splits the molecules into atoms with enough speed to escape.

这些被离子化的分子如果再次与电子结合，或彼此发生碰撞，其所产生的能量就会把分子裂解成高速飞行的原子而进入太空。

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Theory predicts that when cosmic rays (fast particles coming from outer space) collide with air molecules in the upper atmosphere, they should yield twice as many muon neutrinos as electron neutrinos.

ECONOMIST: Neutrinos