EINSTEIN'S PHOTOELECTRIC EQUATION


Meaning of EINSTEIN'S PHOTOELECTRIC EQUATION in English

noun

Usage: capitalized 1st E

Etymology: after Albert Einstein

: an equation in physics giving the kinetic energy of a photoelectron emitted from a metal as a result of the absorption of a radiation quantum: E k =hν-ω where E k is the kinetic energy of the photoelectron, h is the Planck constant, ν is the frequency associated with the radiation quantum, and ω the work function of the metal

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