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§9 · ionization bounds and closing scope
Einstein argues that light, when it is emitted or absorbed, behaves as if its energy came in separate quanta, and calls the idea a heuristic point of view. Follow all nine sections, from the trouble with classical radiation to the photoelectric effect.
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