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Radiative Transitions Linked to Discrete Energy Differences

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1916

Albert Einstein1916

Berlin · Science / Physics

Einstein treated the frequency of absorbed or emitted radiation as fixed by the discrete energy difference between the participating atomic states.

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Albert Einstein

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