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Elementary Again

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Author(s)

Mark W. Keller

Abstract

Mark Keller explains how the elementary charge will soon be reinstated in metrology - and why it got sidelined in the first place.
Citation
Nature Physics
Volume
14
Pub Type
Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-018-0108-x
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Keywords

electron charge, elementary charge, SI units, cathode rays, J.J. Thomson, Robert Millikan, oil drop method, metrology, quantum electrical standards, voltage, resistance, Josephson, quantum Hall effects, e, electrical metrology, Stoney’s atom
Electron physics

Citation

Keller, M. (2018), Elementary Again, Nature Physics, [online], https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-018-0108-x (Accessed April 3, 2025)

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Created April 5, 2018, Updated July 15, 2020