From b801ce8c37c9e3716b0267ee58ea82c10d80bc64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eugeniy Mikhailov Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 16:27:29 -0400 Subject: one more typo fixed, thanks to Jordan --- pe-effect.tex | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'pe-effect.tex') diff --git a/pe-effect.tex b/pe-effect.tex index 6a78e76..5c52d3f 100644 --- a/pe-effect.tex +++ b/pe-effect.tex @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ KE_{max} = (\frac{1}{2}mv^2)_{max} = eV_0 where $KE_{max}$ is the maximum kinetic energy, $m$ and $e$ are the mass and the charge of an electron, and $V_0$ is a potential required to stop the electrons (known as the stopping potential). -From the point of view of a wave theory of light, the energy carried by the light wave is proportional to its +From the point of view of the wave theory of light, the energy carried by the light wave is proportional to its intensity and independent of light frequency. Thus, it was logical to expect that stronger light should increase the energy of photoelectrons. However, the experiments of Philipp Lenard in 1900 showed something different: although the maximum current increased with light intensity, the stopping potential $V_0$ was -- cgit v1.2.3