::::: And here is a nice - albeit secondary - [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/183228/electromagnetic-radiation quote] from the Encyclopaedia Britannica: ''These oscillators of frequency ν are incapable of absorbing or emitting electromagnetic radiation except in energy chunks of size hν. To explain quantized absorption and emission of radiation, it seemed sufficient to quantize only the energy levels of mechanical systems. Planck did not mean to say that electromagnetic radiation itself is quantized, or as Einstein later put it, “The sale of beer in pint bottles does not imply that beer exists only in indivisible pint portions.” The idea that electromagnetic radiation itself is quantized was proposed by Einstein in 1905, as described in the subsequent section.'' As usual, they express the thoughts so much clearer then I can do it... --[[User:BRichtigen|BRichtigen]] 18:50, 26 October 2008 (EDT) | ::::: And here is a nice - albeit secondary - [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/183228/electromagnetic-radiation quote] from the Encyclopaedia Britannica: ''These oscillators of frequency ν are incapable of absorbing or emitting electromagnetic radiation except in energy chunks of size hν. To explain quantized absorption and emission of radiation, it seemed sufficient to quantize only the energy levels of mechanical systems. Planck did not mean to say that electromagnetic radiation itself is quantized, or as Einstein later put it, “The sale of beer in pint bottles does not imply that beer exists only in indivisible pint portions.” The idea that electromagnetic radiation itself is quantized was proposed by Einstein in 1905, as described in the subsequent section.'' As usual, they express the thoughts so much clearer then I can do it... --[[User:BRichtigen|BRichtigen]] 18:50, 26 October 2008 (EDT) |