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Directional Momentum Assigned to Light Quanta

Einstein's radiation arguments associated localized quanta with directed momentum as well as energy, moving the light-quantum concept closer to the later photon picture.

Albert Einstein in a 1912 portrait
Albert Einstein, 1912. Photograph by J. F. Langhans — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
Year 1909SalzburgPhysics

Directional Momentum Assigned to Light Quanta

1909 · Salzburg · Switzerland · Physics

Einstein's radiation arguments associated localized quanta with directed momentum as well as energy, moving the light-quantum concept closer to the later photon picture.