Einstein's photoelectric equation

noun

: an equation in physics giving the kinetic energy of a photoelectron emitted from a metal as a result of the absorption of a radiation quantum: E_k=hν−ω where E_k is the kinetic energy of the photoelectron, h is the Planck constant, ν is the frequency associated with the radiation quantum, and ω the work function of the metal

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after Albert Einstein

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