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> It's measured in eV as it's the most precise* measurement you can make. Er, no. Just no. eV is just a unit, that doesn't make it more or less precise. eV had
by jabl 4y ago
> It's measured in eV as it's the most precise* measurement you can make.
Er, no. Just no. eV is just a unit, that doesn't make it more or less precise. eV had its origins in early accelerator physics work where it was a convenient unit to use, and it's use spread from there to other subfields of physics, including ones where the connection to the original processes measured in the early accelerator work is tenuous at best.
- R0b0t1 4y agoYou're right. Precision really isn't the right word. I meant something more like most useful. In the field that produced this paper, eV is going to be the most convenient way to specify it, because it relates to the movement of electrons and not just e.g. exploratory particle physics.