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Matter-Radiation Energy Exchange Treated as Discrete

Einstein's continuing work on radiation treated elementary exchanges between matter and electromagnetic energy as discrete processes rather than continuously divisible transfers.

Albert Einstein in his Berlin office around 1920
Albert Einstein in his Berlin office, about 1920. Unknown photographer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
Year 1906BernPhysics

Matter-Radiation Energy Exchange Treated as Discrete

1906 · Bern · Switzerland · Physics

Einstein's continuing work on radiation treated elementary exchanges between matter and electromagnetic energy as discrete processes rather than continuously divisible transfers.

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