One hundred years of the photon

The history of the origination of Einstein's hypothesis of light quanta is described. Reviewed is the arduous route of development of this hypothesis, which received ample recognition after the discovery of the photon. © 2005 Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk.

Authors
Milant'ev V.P. 1
Journal
Physics-Uspekhi
Number of issue
11
Language
English
Pages
1177-1186
Status
Published
Link
External link
DOI
10.1070/PU2005v048n11ABEH005819
Volume
48
Year
2005
Organizations
  • 1 Department of Experimental Physics, Peoples Friendship University of Russia, ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 6, 117198 Moscow, Russian Federation
Keywords
Engineering research; Optical engineering; Einstein's hypothesis; Light quanta; Photons
Date of creation
19.10.2018
Date of change
10.03.2021
Short link
https://repository.rudn.ru/en/records/article/record/3438/
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