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Light Intensity Linked to Photoelectron Number

Einstein's quantum account implied that increasing light intensity at fixed frequency mainly increases the number of available energy quanta and therefore the number of emitted electrons.

Albert Einstein in his Berlin office around 1920
Albert Einstein in his Berlin office, about 1920. Unknown photographer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
Year 1905BernPhysics

Light Intensity Linked to Photoelectron Number

1905 · Bern · Switzerland · Physics

Einstein's quantum account implied that increasing light intensity at fixed frequency mainly increases the number of available energy quanta and therefore the number of emitted electrons.

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