May 16, 2025
From the perspective of Extended Classical Mechanics (ECM), electrical conduction in semiconductors involves more than just statistical movement of charge. Electrons are not merely particles responding to fields; they actively convert potential energy into kinetic motion, and in doing so, emit energy in the form of photons or field waves. The hole, traditionally understood as a vacancy, is reinterpreted in ECM as a virtual carrier of kinetic energy with negative apparent mass (−Mᵃᵖᵖ).
This dynamic symmetry—where the emergence of a hole represents a reactive, directional counterpart to the electron's movement—enriches our understanding of conduction. Particularly in doped semiconductors, holes are not simply the absence of electrons, but energy-transmitting entities generated by electron displacement and photon emission. This redefinition sets the stage for a new interpretation of charge separation, field interaction, and electromagnetic behaviour in solid state physics.
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