Albert Einstein: Philosopher-scientist, Volume 1Paul Arthur Schilpp |
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Page 123
... radiation was emitted and absorbed in quanta : this was the first version of the quantum theory . But , if radiation is always absorbed in quanta , it seemed necessary to admit that radiant energy arrived in quanta , that is to say ...
... radiation was emitted and absorbed in quanta : this was the first version of the quantum theory . But , if radiation is always absorbed in quanta , it seemed necessary to admit that radiant energy arrived in quanta , that is to say ...
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... radiation ) not only for absorption , but also for emission of radiation , although this postulate was in open conflict with the classical idea of emission in a spherical wave , which is indispensable for the understanding of the co ...
... radiation ) not only for absorption , but also for emission of radiation , although this postulate was in open conflict with the classical idea of emission in a spherical wave , which is indispensable for the understanding of the co ...
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... radiation : the gas consists of a finite number of particles , while radiation is described by a set of functions in space , hence by an infinite number of variables . This is the root of the difficulty of explaining the law of black ...
... radiation : the gas consists of a finite number of particles , while radiation is described by a set of functions in space , hence by an infinite number of variables . This is the root of the difficulty of explaining the law of black ...
Contents
EINSTEINS AUTOBIOGRAPHY | 95 |
Presuppositions | 129 |
Einsteins Contributions to Quan | 147 |
Copyright | |
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