" The evidence for the description of light as waves was well established at the turn of the century when the photoelectric effect introduced firm evidence of a particle nature as well. On the other hand, the particle properties of electrons was well documented when the DeBroglie hypothesis and the subsequent experiments by Davisson and Germer established the wave nature of the electron." " Quantum Mechanics: The laws of physics that apply on very small scales. The essential feature is that energy, momentum and angular momentum as well as charge come in discrete amounts called quanta."
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 05:18:54 +0000
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