Re: Holes

["Prof. John P. Ertel (wizard)" <jpe@NADN.NAVY.MIL>]

One clear difference between the object commonly known as a "hole" and a
positron is that a hole can exist in the presence of matter without
annihilating with the nearest electron (of which there are an abundant
number to provide for almost immediate conversion to photons).  Since it
appears that a hole can exist in normal matter, it is clearly different
from a positron.


On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Jim Green wrote:

> > How does a hole differ from a positron?  Would they act electrically the
> > same in a s/c?
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> > Jim Green
> > mailto:JMGreen@sisna.com
> > http://users.sisna.com/jmgreen

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