Physics can get complicated at times and when it does, we use models to simplify things. The models aren’t wrong: in fact they work remarkably well, but they aren’t complete. Electricity provides probably the best examples of this state of affairs. Models normally start at the level of “electrons as buckets carrying energy” and include … Continue reading Electricity: models and theories
Electron Capture and Internal Conversion
Having looked at some of the finer details for beta decay in two previous posts (Q-Value and Metastable Nuclei) it seems fitting to round-off this short series with two phenomena that involve orbiting electrons rather than just nucleons. The first effect is electron capture. As its name suggests, this is when an orbiting electron is … Continue reading Electron Capture and Internal Conversion
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