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Quantum physics

the release of electrons from a material struck by light, explained by treating light as discrete energy quanta whose energy rises with frequency.

In quantum physics, photoelectric effect refers to the release of electrons from a material struck by light, explained by treating light as discrete energy quanta whose energy rises with frequency. This meaning comes from Einstein (1905) in Annalen der Physik.[1]

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Einstein, A. (1905). Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt. Annalen der Physik, 322(6), 132-148. https://doi.org/10.1002/andp.19053220607

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