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Radiation Fluctuation Formula Separates Two Terms

Einstein derived a thermal-radiation fluctuation expression containing two distinct contributions, one with wave-like behaviour and another with the statistical form expected from independent quanta.

Albert Einstein in his Berlin office around 1920
Albert Einstein in his Berlin office, about 1920. Unknown photographer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
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Radiation Fluctuation Formula Separates Two Terms

1909 · Zurich · Switzerland · Physics

Einstein derived a thermal-radiation fluctuation expression containing two distinct contributions, one with wave-like behaviour and another with the statistical form expected from independent quanta.

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