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For a particle theory of light, this phenomenon constitutes a serious difficulty. If a
beam of light consists of a stream of particles all alike, because like causes
produce like effects, there is no good reason why some should go through the
surface ...
For a particle theory of light, this phenomenon constitutes a serious difficulty. If a
beam of light consists of a stream of particles all alike, because like causes
produce like effects, there is no good reason why some should go through the
surface ...
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A particle that contains N atoms but is small compared with the wavelength of
light has a dipole moment approximately N times that for a single atom. ... For
larger particles the scattering still increases though more slowly. When the
particle is ...
A particle that contains N atoms but is small compared with the wavelength of
light has a dipole moment approximately N times that for a single atom. ... For
larger particles the scattering still increases though more slowly. When the
particle is ...
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Transition In very general terms, the particles may be molecules, to the atoms,
charged atoms called ions, or electrons. In a gas, liquid state the particles are far
enough away from one another and are moving fast enough to escape each ...
Transition In very general terms, the particles may be molecules, to the atoms,
charged atoms called ions, or electrons. In a gas, liquid state the particles are far
enough away from one another and are moving fast enough to escape each ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: In 30 Volumes : Micropaedia : Ready Reference and Index. Tiranė - Żywny, Volume 10 |
| Editor | William Benton |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1983 |
| ISBN | 085229400X, 9780852294000 |
| Length | 1060 pages |
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