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Absorption Probability Coefficient Defined

Germany · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1916

Albert Einstein1916

Berlin · Science / Physics

Einstein represented the probability of an atom absorbing incident radiation and moving to a higher energy state with a coefficient proportional to the surrounding radiation density.

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Albert Einstein

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