This all comes from the uncertainty principle. When electrons are tightly confined, there energy levels go out of sight. Energy and distances are directly related in quantum mechanics.
On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 1:52 AM, Eric Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 7:50 AM, MarkI-ZeroPoint <[email protected]> > wrote: > > [From the article:] A potential of around 14.5 volts appeared >> spontaneously on the film, which in turn produced an enormous electrical >> field of more than 100 million volts per metre. >> > > This lends credence to my hunch that the E-fields that can arise at the > nano- and micro-levels in a metal are enormous. Where there are enormous > electric fields, there is acceleration. > > Eric > >
