Einstein's equation for specific heat
Einstein's equation for specific heat
[′īn‚stīnz i′kwā·zhən fər spə‚si·fik ′hēt] (solid-state physics)
The earliest equation based on quantum mechanics for the specific heat of a solid; uses the assumption that each atom oscillates with the same frequency.
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