Richardson's law

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs thermionic emission law
gptkbp:appliesTo metals
heated surfaces
gptkbp:describes thermionic emission
gptkbp:field physics
solid-state physics
thermodynamics
gptkbp:form J = A T^2 e^{-φ/(kT)}
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Owen_Willans_Richardson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richardson's law
gptkbp:location A is Richardson constant
J is current density
T is absolute temperature
k is Boltzmann constant
φ is work function
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Owen_Willans_Richardson
gptkbp:publishedIn 1901
gptkbp:relatedTo vacuum tubes
electron emission
cathodes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Owen_Richardson
gptkb:Sir_Owen_Willans_Richardson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5