Key Points
- Classical physics can be described using sets of
partial differential equations
- Maxwell's Equations
- Force Laws
- Laws of Motion
- Law of Gravitation
- Conservation Laws (energy, charge, mass)
- Operators represent spatial derivatives
- Problems with Classical Equations (radiation/matter
interaction)
- Photoelectric effect
- Blackbody radiation
- Heat capacity
- Assumption that light is a particle with E = hw and p =
hk can be used to solve these issues. But contradicts wave like
behavior of light
Questions
- What is an example of when Classical
Physics gives the wrong answer.