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light quantum
Lichtquant
photon
Lichtquant
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G.N. Lewis schlägt den Namen " Photon " für das Lichtquant vor.
particleadventure.org
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G.N. Lewis proposes the name " photon " for a light quantum.
particleadventure.org
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Die Garchinger Wissenschaftler animieren das Atom in seinem Spiegelkabinett dazu, ein einziges Lichtquant (Photon) entweder auszusenden oder aufzunehmen.
www.mpg.de
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The Garching-based scientists animate the atom in its mirror cabinet to either emit or absorb a single light quantum (photon).
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In einem Lasermedium löst ein Lichtquant ( Photon ) die Aussendung des nächsten aus, beide stimulieren dann die Emission je eines weiteren Lichtquants und so weiter.
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www.desy.de
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In a laser medium, one photon triggers emission of the next, the two of them then stimulate the emission of one photon each, and so on, which then snowballs into a laser flash.
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