Consider a head-on, elastic collision between a massless photon (momentum p o and energy E o )
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Consider a head-on, elastic collision between a massless photon (momentum p o and energy E o ) and a stationary free electron.
a) Assuming that the photon bounces directly back with momentum p (in the direction of p o ) and energy E, use conservation of energy and momentum to find p.
b) Verify that your answer agrees with that given by Compton's formula with theta = pi.
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Probability & Statistics for Engineers & Scientists
ISBN: 978-0130415295
7th Edition
Authors: Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, Sharon L. Myers, Keying
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