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New Theories / Photoelectric effect as resonance phenomena?
« on: 26/01/2019 16:10:46 »
Hello!
It is explicitly stated in the literature that classical electrodynamics can not explain the photoelectric effect. In my view, there is at least one possibility.
How do quasi-free electrons move in the metals? I imagine a following model. At room temperature, the conducting electrons revolve around the metal ions, but at the points of contact between the metal atoms they pass from one atom to another without or with relatively little resistance.
Statistically nothing changes in principle if we disregard the short-term movement of the electrons between the atoms. In this way, we get a simplified model of the metal, which consists of hydrogen-like atoms. For the alkali metals, ie the metals belonging to the same group as hydrogen, this may even be quite true.
Further, a hydrogen atom is a resonator (the resonance frequency is 1.42 GHz). Therefore, the system of metal ion and quasi-free electron should also behave as a resonator. This raises the question of whether there is a relationship between the natural frequencies of such resonators and the corresponding cutoff frequencies of the photo effect.
Has this research been done?
It is explicitly stated in the literature that classical electrodynamics can not explain the photoelectric effect. In my view, there is at least one possibility.
How do quasi-free electrons move in the metals? I imagine a following model. At room temperature, the conducting electrons revolve around the metal ions, but at the points of contact between the metal atoms they pass from one atom to another without or with relatively little resistance.
Statistically nothing changes in principle if we disregard the short-term movement of the electrons between the atoms. In this way, we get a simplified model of the metal, which consists of hydrogen-like atoms. For the alkali metals, ie the metals belonging to the same group as hydrogen, this may even be quite true.
Further, a hydrogen atom is a resonator (the resonance frequency is 1.42 GHz). Therefore, the system of metal ion and quasi-free electron should also behave as a resonator. This raises the question of whether there is a relationship between the natural frequencies of such resonators and the corresponding cutoff frequencies of the photo effect.
Has this research been done?