I am quoting the following phrase from my book
" ... in Einstein's picture, photoelectric effect arises from the absorption of a single quantum of radiation by a single electron ... "
My question:
- Why can't multiple photons strike the electron at the same time?
- After emission from the metal, why doesn't the electron furthers absorbs photons to reach higher kinetic energy than described by Einstein's photoelectric equation ($K_{max} = h\nu - \phi_0$)?
P.S. I apologise for asking a stupid question.
