Einstein's light quanta through the lens of Maxwell's equations
Light was long considered to be a wave, exhibiting the phenomenon of interference in which ripples like those in water waves ...
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Maxwell was more than 40 years ahead of Einstein – the equation that could reveal the true origin of photons and change our understanding of light
Albert Einstein shook up physics by proposing that light wasn’t just a wave, but it could also behave like a collection of ...
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Demonstrating The Photoelectric Effect Using Neon Lamps
Here’s a fun video by [Ashish Derhgawen], discussing the photoelectric effect of neon lamps with some simple demonstrations. Orange light makes it light! [Ashish] demonstrates the well-known ...
Sweet as Pi: Celebrating Einstein's birthday with a slice of math
March 14 is often celebrated at Pi Day, but it's also the birthday of one of our greatest scientists whose work impacts us ...
Quantum tornadoes in momentum space: First experimental proof of a new quantum phenomenon
Researchers from Würzburg have experimentally demonstrated a quantum tornado for the first time by refining an established ...
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Scientists use attosecond X-ray pulses to shed new light on the photoelectric effect
Einstein's description of the photoelectric effect, also known as photoionization, laid the theoretical foundation for ...
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Evidence of a new phenomenon: Quantum tornadoes in momentum space
Researchers have experimentally demonstrated a quantum tornado. Electrons form vortices in the momentum space of the quantum semi-metal tantalum arsenide.