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QUANTUM THEORY [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy (Physics)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

The theory that energy is not absorbed or radiated continuously but discontinuously, and only in multiples of definite, indivisible units (quanta).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie (Physique)
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Ensemble des théories et des procédés de calcul issu de l'hypothèse des quanta d'énergie de Planck, d'abord appliqué par Einstein à la lumière, par Bohr et Sommerfeld à la physique de l'atome.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Energía (Física)
  • Física atómica
OBS

Teorías que se desarrollaron a partir de la ley de Planck. Existe una teoría cuántica para la mayoría de las ramas de la física clásica.

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