Recent content by pepe1964

Many thanks Physicsdruid, The link requires authorization however. Is there a way to send me the article as such? After the many replies to my question (in the homework section), I began to have doubts again: the 1.82 is much LOWER than any other data available. If the metal surface was unpure...

OK, alphysicist, This is great help for me getting the bigger picture. The link is great too. Many thanks.

Thanks for the reply. Are you saying :"Don't worry about the number, it's fuzzy anyway." ? But how could Millikan then have confirmed Einsteins PE-theory, on the basis of 'fuzzy' numbers? Sigh.

Thanks for the reply. I'm just wondering, I am not at school (I am an economist who has made a wrong study choice 25 years ago :-) The number they state is correct. It's also in the book MODERN PHYSICS, Tipler & Llewellyn, literally f treshold = 43.9*10^13 Hz. The number also corresponds with...

Hi, I'm a newbie starting to study physics on my own (at a later age (45)). I've tried to find an answer to my question in this forum, the internet , books, etc... already. I'm reading Modern Physics, Tipler & LLewelyn. On p. 139 he presents a diagram illustrating Millikans experiment on...

Hi, I'm a newbie starting to study physics at a later age (45). I've tried to find an answer to my question in this forum, the internet , books, etc... already. I'm reading Modern Physics, Tipler & LLewelyn. On p. 139 he presents a diagram illustrating Millikans experiment on work function...