Relation between the Intervals ΔE and Δt Obtained in the De-Excitation Process of Electrons in Metals

Stanisław Olszewski

Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.

DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2012.33030                

Abstract

A relation between the intervals of energy and time, derived in a former paper and associated with the electron transitions on the Fermi surface of a metal, is examined in comparison with the experimental data. These data are obtained from the de-excitation process of electrons in metals. A comparison between theory and experiment demonstrated that the new relation between energy and time is fitted much better for the experimental results than the well-known relation due to the Heisenberg theory.

Keywords

De-Excitation of Electrons; Metals; Relations between the Intervals of Energy and Time

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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