FROM the point of view of the electron theory, a metal is any solid which is a good conductor of electricity. In attempting to survey roughly the present position of the electron theory of metals ...

Electron Theory. The basis of our understanding of electricity is the electron theory. This theory states that all matter, that is, everything that occupies space and has weight, is composed of tiny ...

Since electricity is the lifeblood of everything from computers to phones to microwaves, the electron turned out to be interesting to just about everybody.

Yet there seems to be behind the phenomena a hidden simplicity at least as simple as the free-electron theory of conductors. For example, it has been shown experimentally that the electric ...