Richard Ruedy
Abstract
When the theory of dispersion in an absorbing medium is applied to the values published in recent years for the optical properties of different metals, it follows that bound electrons exist inside the metal comparable in number with that of the free electrons.
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When the theory of dispersion in an absorbing medium is applied to the values published in recent years for the optical properties of different metals, it follows that bound electrons exist inside the metal comparable in number with that of the free electrons.
Key concepts: Electron, Free electron model, Metal, Atomic physics, Dispersion (optics), Physics, Materials science, Condensed matter physics